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Scyris indica Rüppell, 1830

Indian threadfish
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> Carangiformes (Jacks) > Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos) > Caranginae
Etymology: Scyris: One of three Erinyes in the Greek mythology; daughter of Acheronte with a terrible rage.
More on author: Rüppell.

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

marino; salobre asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 20 - 100 m (Ref. 28016). Tropical; 44°N - 45°S, 25°E - 130°W

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to French Polynesia (Ref. 4795), north to southern Japan, south to the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819) and Australia.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 165 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 9710); common length : 100.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 5213); peso máximo publicado: 25.0 kg (Ref. 30874)

Short description Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total): 7; Radios blandos dorsales (total): 18-20; Espinas anales 3; Radios blandos anales: 15 - 20; Vértebra: 24.

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Adults found over coral reefs in coastal waters below 60 m (Ref. 9710, 58534). Form schools. Juveniles solitary, found in surface waters and in estuaries; may mimic jellyfish. Feed on fishes, squids, and crustaceans (Ref. 5213).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador : Smith-Vaniz, William F. | Colaboradores

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: 06 March 2015

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Pesquerías: comercial; pesca deportiva: si; Acuario: Acuarios públicos
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 23.7 - 28.6, mean 27.4 °C (based on 763 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.6250   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02754 (0.01646 - 0.04607), b=2.79 (2.65 - 2.93), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  4.2   ±0.53 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 6.5 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1 growth studies.
Resiliencia (Ref. 120179):  Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (K = 0.17).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High vulnerability (62 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Medium.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 23.9 [10.4, 45.7] mg/100g; Iron = 0.587 [0.317, 1.205] mg/100g; Protein = 19.7 [18.5, 20.9] %; Omega3 = 0.108 [0.063, 0.203] g/100g; Selenium = 50.4 [25.5, 105.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 31.5 [7.3, 121.4] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.645 [0.418, 0.981] mg/100g (wet weight);