Venezuela country information

Common names: Common jack, Jurel
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: abundant (always seen in some numbers) | Ref: Cervigón, F., 1993
Importance: highly commercial | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Abundant on the continental coast as well as around islands that lie on the shelf. Juveniles abundant in estuaries of the Orinoco delta. Found in mouth of Pedernales channel - Cotorra Island, Manamito channel and mouth of Bagre (Ref. 51849). Also Ref. 5217, 13442.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ve.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Cervigón, F., 1993
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Common names from other countries

Carangue crevalle, Jurel común, Jack mackerel, ... more

Classificatie / Names Lokale namen | Synoniemen | Catalog of Fishes(Genus, Soort(en)) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Carangiformes (Jacks) > Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos) > Caranginae
Etymology: Caranx: French, carangue, the name of a Caribbean fish; 1836 (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Linnaeus.

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

marien; brak water; oceanodroom (Ref. 51243); diepte 1 - 350 m (Ref. 7097), usually 1 - 200 m (Ref. 55173). Subtropical

Verspreiding Landen | FAO regio's | Ecosystemen | Voorkomen | Point map | Introducties | Faunafri

Atlantic Ocean, restricted to continental shelf areas. Mediterranean excluded.

Lengte bij maturiteit / Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturity: L_m 66.0 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 124 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 5217); common length : 75.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 2683); max. gepubliceerd gewicht: 32.0 kg (Ref. 27584)

Korte beschrijving Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie

Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 9; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 19 - 22; Anale stekels: 3; Anale zachte stralen: 15 - 18. Diagnosis: Scutes on lateral line 23 (Ref. 57392) to 42 (Ref. 13442). No scales on chest (Ref. 13442), except a small mid-ventral patch in front of pelvic fins (Ref. 13442, 57392). Upper profile of head steep (Ref. 13442). Maxilla ending approximately below (Ref. 13442, 57392) or beyond (Ref. 57392) posterior edge of eye (in adult). Front of soft dorsal and anal fins elevated; olivaceous to bluish green dorsally, silvery to brassy on the sides; prominent black spot posteriorly on gill cover at level of eye, another at upper axil of pectoral fins, and often a third on lower pectoral rays; caudal yellowish (Ref. 13442).

Generally in neritic waters over the continental shelf (Ref. 5217), from the coastline, where it is common on shallow flats, to offshore waters (Ref. 57392). Adults ascend rivers (Ref. 26938). Juveniles abundant in brackish estuaries with muddy bottoms, near sandy beaches and on seagrass beds (Ref. 5217), entering lagoons and lower courses of rivers (Ref. 57392). They form fast-moving schools, although larger fish may be solitary. They feed on smaller fish, shrimp, and other invertebrates (Ref. 5521). Often grunts or croaks are heard when caught. Eggs are pelagic (Ref. 4233).

Levenscyclus en paargedrag Maturities | Voortplanting | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larven

Hoofdreferentie Upload your references | Referenties | Coördinator : Smith-Vaniz, William F. | Medewerkers

Smith-Vaniz, W.F. and K.E. Carpenter, 2007. Review of the crevalle jacks, Caranx hippos complex (Teleostei: Carangidae), with a description of a new species from West Africa. Fish. Bull. 105(2):207-233. (Ref. 58464)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)

Niet bedreigd (LC) ; Date assessed: 10 September 2018

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)