| Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos), subfamily: Caranginae |
| 30 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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benthopelagic; brackish; marine |
| Eastern Pacific: San Pedro, southern California, USA to Peru, including the Gulf of California. |
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Body oval and strongly compressed; snout short and blunt; chest covered with scales; lateral line conspicuously curved anteriorly, with 6 to 14 very weak scutes along the caudal peduncle; lower branch of first gill arch with 9 to 12 gill rakers; body and head blue green; flanks and belly silvery; edge of operculum with very characteristic black stain; dorsal region of caudal also stained black (Ref. 55763). |
| Adults form schools in coastal marine and brackish waters, including lagoons with mangroves (Ref. 9283). Often make a grunting sound when captured (Ref. 9283). Marketed fresh, salted and fried (Ref. 9283). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 30 April 2008 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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Ranges from the western coast of Baja California and from the Gulf of California southward (Ref. 9283). Recorded from several localities in Baja California Sur (Ref. 37955). |
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