Oligoplites altus, Longjaw leatherjacket : fisheries

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Oligoplites altus (Günther, 1868)

Longjaw leatherjacket
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> Carangiformes (Jacks) > Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos) > Scomberoidinae
Etymology: Oligoplites: Greek, oligos = small + Greek, hoplites = armed (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Günther.

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

marino; salobre bentopelágico. Tropical; 32°N -

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Eastern Pacific: Mexico to Peru.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 56.0 cm FL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 40637); common length : 30.0 cm FL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 9283); peso máximo publicado: 1.6 kg (Ref. 40637)

Short description Morfología | Morfometría

Body elongate, fairly deep, and compressed (depth from 2.5 to 3.4 times in standard length); posterior edge of upper jaw extending beyond posterior rim of eye; upper jaw teeth small and villiform; lower branch of first gill arch with 8 to 13 gill rakers; scales small but visible, needle-shaped, embedded in the skin; body gray or brown; flanks and belly silvery with yellow highlights (Ref. 55763).

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Adults inhabit coastal waters, entering estuaries (Ref. 9283). Dorsal and anal spines of this species are connected to venomous glands that may inflict painful wounds (Ref. 9283). Marketed fresh and salted or dried (Ref. 9283).

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

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

Smith-Vaniz, W.F., 1995. Carangidae. Jureles, pámpanos, cojinúas, zapateros, cocineros, casabes, macarelas, chicharros, jorobados, medregales, pez pilota. p. 940-986. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9283)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 08 January 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Venomous (Ref. 9283)





Human uses

Pesquerías: comercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 20 - 28.4, mean 24.9 °C (based on 70 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5312   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00871 (0.00523 - 0.01450), b=2.96 (2.82 - 3.10), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  4.1   ±0.0 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliencia (Ref. 120179):  Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (45 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Medium.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 95.3 [58.5, 210.9] mg/100g; Iron = 1.01 [0.58, 2.01] mg/100g; Protein = 18.8 [17.6, 20.0] %; Omega3 = 0.253 [0.138, 0.478] g/100g; Selenium = 52 [27, 99] μg/100g; VitaminA = 23.8 [7.0, 65.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.17 [0.81, 1.68] mg/100g (wet weight);