Thailand country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Importance: highly commercial | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Tha Chin river (Samut Sakhon), Krabi, Lem Sing (Chanthaburi), Songkhla, Klong Wan (Prachuap Khiri Khan), Thai waters and Si Racha (Chon Buri) (Ref. 37773). Also Ref. 3287.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/th.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Monkolprasit, S., S. Sontirat, S. Vimollohakarn and T. Songsirikul, 1997
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Castagnoline noire, Palometa negra, Castagnoline noire, ... more

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Carangiformes (Jacks) > Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos) > Caranginae
Etymology: Parastromateus: Greek, para in the side of + Greek, stromatos = a fish flattened body with a lot of colours (Stromateus sp.) (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Bloch.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

marina; brackvatten revassocierade; amfidrom (Ref. 51243); djupintervall 15 - 105 m (Ref. 12260), usually 15 - 40 m (Ref. 54702). Tropical; 42°N - 30°S, 32°E - 154°E

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Point map | Utplanteringar | Faunafri

Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to southern Japan and Australia.

Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: L_m 23.0, range 22 - 24 cm
Max length : 75.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 5284); common length : 30.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 3287)

Short description Morfologi | Morfometri

Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt): 2 - 6; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt): 41-46; Taggstrålar i analfenan 2; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 35 - 40; Ryggkotor: 24. Deep-bodied and strongly compressed fishes. Lateral line ends in weakly-developed scutes on the caudal peduncle. Pelvic fins lost in individuals over 9 cm. Color is brown above, silvery-white below. The anterior parts of the dorsal and anal fins bluish-gray. The other fins yellowish.

Adults inhabit coastal areas with muddy substrate. Found near the bottom during daytime and near the surface at night. They also enter estuaries (Ref. 1479). Normally form large schools (Ref. 5213). Swim on its side near the surface (Ref. 3197). Feed on zooplankton (Ref. 30573). Excellent food fish (Ref. 3197); marketed fresh, may be dried or salted (Ref. 5284).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator : Smith-Vaniz, William F. | Medarbetare

Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley, 1989. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p. (Ref. 7300)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 17 July 2017

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)