Caranx ignobilis (Forsskål, 1775)

Giant trevally

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Classification	Actinopterygii (Strahlenflosser) \| Perciformes \| Carangidae
Synonyme	Scomber ignobilis, Carangus hippoides, Caranx ekala, ... more
Namen	Carangue têtue, Jurel gigante, Giant kingfish, ... more

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Main reference

Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley. 1989. (Ref. 7300)
Other references | Biblio | Koordinator : Smith-Vaniz, William F. | Partner

Size / Gewicht / Age

Max length : 170 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 9710); common length : 100.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 5213); max. veröff. Gewicht: 80.0 kg (Ref. 4795)

Lebensraum

Riff-verbunden; brackwasser; seewasser; tiefenbereich 10 - 188 m (Ref. 58302)

Klimazone / Range

Tropical; 26°C - 29°C; 35°N - 37°S

Übersetzung
See machine translation of the following fields ( Verbreitung, Morphologie, Biologie) by ECMT.

Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and east coast of Africa to the Hawaiian and Marquesan islands, north to southern Japan (Ref. 559) and the Ogasawara Islands, south to northern Australia. Hybrid with Caranx melampygus found in Hawaii (Ref. 58422).
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Short description

Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt): 9; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt): 17 - 22; Afterflossenstacheln 3; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 15 - 17. Head and body dusky golden dorsally, silver ventrally; fins usually pigmented grey to black. Opercular spot absent. 26-38 strong scutes. Breast without scales ventrally; a small patch of prepelvic scales. Pectoral fins falcate; anal fin with 2 detached spines.

Pelagic over sand and rock (Ref. 58302). Adults occur singly and inhabit clear lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 9710). Juveniles found in estuaries. Feed on crustaceans (like crabs and spiny lobsters) and fishes at night (Ref. 4887). Large individuals may be ciguatoxic. The largest trevally, reaching 1.7 m in length and a weight of over 60 kg (Ref. 48635). Spawn on shallow seaward reefs and offshore banks (Ref. 37816). Sold mostly fresh and dried salted.


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 9710)

Human uses
Fischereien: kommerziell; Aquakultur: kommerziell; Sportfisch: ja; Aquarium: Öffentliche Aquarien


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref. 69278)

mittel, Verdopplung der Population dauert 1,4 - 4,4 Jahre. (K=0.08-0.11; tm=3.5)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
High to very high vulnerability (74 of 100)	High

Eingetragen Luna, Susan M.

Geändert von Ortañez, Auda Kareen

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