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Euprepocaranx dorsalis (Gill, 1863)

Threadfin jack
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Nicaragua country information

Common names: Cocinero chicuaca
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Also Ref. 4537.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nu.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Smith-Vaniz, W.F., 1995
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Cocinero chicuaca, Jurel de hebra, Pámpano, ... more

Classificação / Names Nomes comuns | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Espécies) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Carangiformes (Jacks) > Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos) > Caranginae
Etymology: Euprepocaranx: Name derived from Greek 'euprepes' meaning good-looking and Caranx, the type genus of Carangidae, referring to the beautiful body shape with long filamentous dorsal- and anal-fin soft rays of the type species..
  More on author: Gill.

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

marinhas bentopelágico; oceanódromo (Ref. 51243); intervalo de profundidade 60 - 100 m (Ref. 37955).   Tropical; 23°N - 1°S

Distribuição Países | Áreas FAO | Ecossistemas | Ocorrências | Point map | Introduções | Faunafri

Eastern Pacific: southern Baja California, Mexico to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands.

Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 60.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 55763); common length : 30.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 55763)

Descrição breve Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria

Body compressed and sub-oval in juveniles, oblong in adults; dorsal profile of snout slightly oblique, then abruptly vertical over anterior edge of premaxilla; lobes of second dorsal and anal fins very long; ventral part of chest scaleless up to origin of pectoral fins; body silvery blue with yellow golden highlights; dorsal side of operculum with a black spot; base of second dorsal fin membranes with small black spots (Ref. 55763).

Biologia     Glossário (ex. epibenthic)

Adults are found in oceanic waters (Ref. 9283). Marketed fresh and salted or dried (Ref. 9283).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas

Referência principal Upload your references | Referências | Coordenador : Smith-Vaniz, William F. | Colaboradores

Kimura, S., S. Takeuchi and T. Yadome, 2022. Generic revision of the species formerly belonging to the genus Carangoides and its related genera (Carangiformes: Carangidae). Ichthyol. Res. 69(4):433-487. (Ref. 128022)

Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)

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