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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: Cuvier.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
marien rifbewoner; diepte 0 - 50 m (Ref. 9710). Subtropical; 42°N - 25°S, 97°W - 7°E
Western Atlantic: Massachusetts (USA) and Bermuda, through the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean to São Paulo, Brazil (Ref. 57756). Eastern Central Atlantic: St. Paul's Rocks (Ref. 13121).
Lengte bij maturiteit / Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm 45.0, range 32 - ? cm
Max length : 100.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 5217); common length : 50.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 5217); max. gepubliceerd gewicht: 14.0 kg (Ref. 26340)
Dorsale stekels (totaal): 8 - 9; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal): 25-28; Anale stekels 2-3; Anale zachte stralen: 22 - 25. Upper jaw does not reach to anterior margin of eye. Juveniles have about 5 vertical dark bars on body.
Adults prefer offshore reefs (Ref. 9710) and open marine waters (Ref. 26938). Juveniles often found near the shore on seagrass beds or often associated jellyfish or floating Sargassum (Ref. 5217). Generally solitary but sometimes seen in small groups (Ref. 26235). They feed on small fishes (Ref. 26235). Spawning occurs offshore from February to October (Ref. 26938). Flavor considered fair to good (Ref. 5521).
Cervigón, F., 1993. Los peces marinos de Venezuela. Volume 2. Fundación Científica Los Roques, Caracas,Venezuela. 497 p. (Ref. 9626)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Gevaar voor de mens
Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 30911)
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: commercieel; sportvis: ja
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 22.8 - 28, mean 26.4 °C (based on 462 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01950 (0.01263 - 0.03010), b=2.89 (2.77 - 3.01), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 4.5 ±0.2 se; based on diet studies.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (Fec > 7 million eggs).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (60 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 13.7 [6.4, 31.7] mg/100g; Iron = 1.1 [0.5, 2.4] mg/100g; Protein = 21 [18, 23] %; Omega3 = 0.229 [0.121, 0.445] g/100g; Selenium = 4.57 [2.11, 11.39] μg/100g; VitaminA = 44.3 [8.2, 283.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.351 [0.180, 0.796] mg/100g (wet weight);
