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Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos) > Caranginae
Etymology: Caranx: French, carangue, the name of a Caribbean fish; 1836 (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Agassiz.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
marien; zoet water; brak water rifbewoner; oceano-estuarine (Ref. 4233); diepte 0 - 140 m (Ref. 36484), usually 0 - 20 m (Ref. 40849). Subtropical; 41°N - 23°S, 98°W - 14°E
Western Atlantic: New Jersey (USA), Bermuda, and northern Gulf of Mexico to São Paulo, Brazil (Ref. 57756). Eastern Atlantic: St. Paul's Rocks (Ref. 13121), Ascension Island, and two confirmed records from the Gulf of Guinea (Ref. 7097).
Lengte bij maturiteit / Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm 37.0, range 34 - ? cm
Max length : 101 cm FL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 40637); common length : 60.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 5217); max. gepubliceerd gewicht: 13.4 kg (Ref. 40637)
Dorsale stekels (totaal): 8 - 9; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal): 20-22; Anale stekels 2-3; Anale zachte stralen: 16 - 17. Diagnosis: chest fully scaled (Ref. 81654). No spots on pectoral fins, spot posteriorly on gill cover small or absent; scutes tend to be dusky or blackish; caudal fin yellow; young with broad blackish bars on body (Ref. 13442).
A pelagic (Ref. 26340) schooling species usually found in offshore reefs (Ref. 9710). Juveniles are encountered along shores of sandy beaches, also over muddy bottoms (Ref. 9626). May penetrate into brackish water and ascend rivers. Adults feed on fishes, shrimps, and other invertebrates (Ref. 3277). Often approach divers (Ref. 9710). Eggs are pelagic (Ref. 4233).
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Gevaar voor de mens
Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 31172)
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: van minder commercieel belang; sportvis: ja; Aquarium: Commercieel
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 23.4 - 28, mean 26.5 °C (based on 642 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01738 (0.01117 - 0.02703), b=2.92 (2.80 - 3.04), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 4.2 ±0.4 se; based on diet studies.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): laag, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 4,5-14 jaar (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Prior r = 0.28, 95% CL = 0.16 - 0.48, Based on 2 stock assessments.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High to very high vulnerability (67 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 10.8 [4.5, 19.0] mg/100g; Iron = 0.333 [0.174, 0.672] mg/100g; Protein = 20.8 [18.6, 23.3] %; Omega3 = 0.205 [0.116, 0.354] g/100g; Selenium = 23.8 [10.4, 53.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 42.1 [12.5, 138.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.343 [0.235, 0.533] mg/100g (wet weight);
