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Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos) > Trachinotinae
Etymology: Trachinotus: Greek, trachys, -eia, -ys = rough + Greek,noton = back (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Shaw.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin; saumâtre récifal. Tropical
Indian Ocean: Somalia (Ref. 30573) and Kenya to Algoa Bay, South Africa; also Madagascar, Sri Lanka and western Australia.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 75.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 3197); common length : 60.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 5450); poids max. publié: 2.3 kg (Ref. 3287)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 7; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 22 - 24; Épines anales: 3; Rayons mous anaux: 19 - 22. Bluish black above, silvery below; 1-5 large spots on or near LL (absent in specimens less than 15 cm, number of spots increasing with age); caudal, 2nd dorsal and anal fins dusky to blue-black, the lobes usually darker (Ref. 3197).
Adults occur inshore (Ref. 7300), in sandy surf zones; juveniles in shallow surf zones (Ref. 4332). Adults feed on crabs, mussels, and worms (Ref. 5213).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley, 1989. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p. (Ref. 7300)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: intérêt commercial mineur; pêche sportive: oui
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 20.5 - 29.1, mean 28.1 °C (based on 1436 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01202 (0.00566 - 0.02555), b=2.92 (2.73 - 3.11), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.40 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (50 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 44.7 [22.8, 78.5] mg/100g; Iron = 0.691 [0.401, 1.233] mg/100g; Protein = 19.8 [17.8, 21.8] %; Omega3 = 0.138 [0.093, 0.214] g/100g; Selenium = 36.1 [22.3, 61.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 41.8 [12.8, 122.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.21 [0.88, 1.61] mg/100g (wet weight);
