Trinidad and Tobago country information

Common names: Kingfish, Log, Taza
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: minor commercial | Ref: FAO, 1994
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Caught throughout Trinidad and Tobago (Ref. 36613). Most important species in the artisanal fishery; the catch is mainly processed into steaks or sold fresh (Ref. 36613). Ciguatera not recorded (Ref. 36613). Also Ref. 3136.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/td.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.cep.unep.org/trini_tbgo/fisheries/index.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Collette, B.B. and C.E. Nauen, 1983
National Database:

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> Scombriformes (Mackerels) > Scombridae (Mackerels, tunas, bonitos) > Scombrinae
Etymology: Scomberomorus: Latin, scomber = mackerel + Greek, moros = silly, stupid (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Cuvier.

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

marinhas; oceanódromo (Ref. 51243); intervalo de profundidade 5 - 140 m (Ref. 36484), usually 5 - 15 m (Ref. 40849). Tropical; 44°N - 22°S, 98°W - 34°W (Ref. 54879)

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Western Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951) to Massachusetts, USA to São Paulo, Brazil. Eastern Central Atlantic: St. Paul's Rocks (Ref. 13121).

Comprimento de primeira maturação / Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: L_m 64.8, range 45 - 114 cm
Max length : 184 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 9710); common length : 70.0 cm FL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 168); peso máx. publicado: 45.0 kg (Ref. 168); idade máx. registrada: 26 anos (Ref. 128047)

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Espinhos dorsais (total) : 12 - 18; Raios dorsais (total) : 15 - 18; Espinhos anais: 0; Raios anais : 16 - 20; Vértebras: 41 - 43. Interpelvic process small and bifid. Swim bladder absent. Lateral line abruptly curving downward below second dorsal fin. Intestine with 2 folds and 3 limbs. Adults have no black area on the anterior part of the first dorsal fin. Juveniles with bronze spots in 5 or 6 irregular rows. Body entirely covered with scales.

Often found in outer reef areas. Larvae are encountered in surface waters of 26.3° to 31°C and 26.9 to 35 ppt. Feeds primarily on fishes with smaller quantities of penaeid shrimps and squids. Large schools have been found to migrate over considerable distances along the Atlantic US coast, water temperature permitting. It is an important species for recreational, commercial, and artisanal fisheries throughout its range. Most of the catch is processed into steaks or sold fresh, or sometimes canned and salted. Also prepared smoked and frozen (Ref. 9987). Potentially ciguatoxic in certain areas (Ref. 9710). Sometimes called "Kingfish" (Ref. 13442).

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Referência principal Upload your references | Referências | Coordenador : Collette, Bruce B. | Colaboradores

Collette, B.B. and C.E. Nauen, 1983. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 2. Scombrids of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of tunas, mackerels, bonitos and related species known to date. Rome: FAO. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(2):137 p. (Ref. 168)

Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435)

Segura ou pouco preocupante (LC) ; Date assessed: 18 October 2022

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Ameaça para os humanos

Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 9710)

Uso pelos humanos

Pescarias: espécies comerciais; peixe esportivo: sim

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 23.5 - 28.1, mean 27.2 (based on 1034 cells).

Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00912 (0.00713 - 0.01166), b=3.02 (2.98 - 3.06), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).

Nível Trófico (Ref. 69278): 4.4 ±0.3 se; based on diet studies.

Resiliência (Ref. 120179): médio(a), tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 1,4 - 4,4 anos (K=0.07-0.15; tm=2; tmax=14; Fec=70,000).

Prior r = 0.47, 95% CL = 0.31 - 0.71, Based on 3 full stock assessments.

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (48 of 100).

Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649): Moderate to high vulnerability (55 of 100).

Categoria de preço (Ref. 80766): Medium.

Scomberomorus cavalla (Cuvier, 1829)