Uraspis helvola, Whitetongue jack : fisheries, gamefish

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Uraspis helvola (Forster, 1801)

Whitetongue jack
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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Carangiformes (Jacks) > Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos) > Caranginae
Etymology: Uraspis: Greek, oura = tail + Greek, aspis = shield (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Forster.

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

marina revassocierade; djupintervall 50 - 300 m (Ref. 28016). Subtropical; 35°N - 50°S, 32°E - 5°W

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Point map | Utplanteringar | Faunafri

Southeast Atlantic: St. Helena and Ascension islands (Ref. 7097). Western Indian Ocean: southern Red Sea, off Oman and Sri Lanka. Eastern Pacific: Hawaiian and Revillagigedo islands (Ref. 9283). Reported from the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819) and Persian Gulf (Ref. 68964).

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 58.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 55763); common length : 35.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 55763)

Short description Morfologi | Morfometri

Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt): 9; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt): 25-30; Taggstrålar i analfenan 3; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 19 - 22.

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Adults are benthopelagic in sandy bottoms at the foot of the edge of the outer reefs, continental coasts and around islands (Ref. 9283). Solitary or forming small schools (Ref. 30573). Mainly nocturnal (Ref. 4887). Marketed fresh and salted or dried (Ref. 9283).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator : Smith-Vaniz, William F. | Medarbetare

Smith-Vaniz, W.F., 1984. Carangidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean fishing area 51. Vol. 1. [pag. var.]. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 3287)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 09 March 2015

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fiskeri: mindre kommeriell; sportfisk: ja
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 14.5 - 26.8, mean 20.2 °C (based on 410 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.6250   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01445 (0.00841 - 0.02484), b=2.94 (2.80 - 3.08), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  3.8   ±0.58 se; based on food items.
Resiliens (Ref. 120179):  Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (43 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Medium.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 30.3 [14.2, 54.0] mg/100g; Iron = 0.813 [0.459, 1.464] mg/100g; Protein = 20.2 [19.2, 21.2] %; Omega3 = 0.257 [0.163, 0.421] g/100g; Selenium = 23.1 [12.1, 42.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 48.7 [18.3, 128.0] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.579 [0.394, 0.848] mg/100g (wet weight);