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Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos)
Etymology: Trachinotus: Greek, trachys, -eia, -ys = rough + Greek,noton = back (Ref. 45335).
Miljö / Klimat / Range
Ekologi
; marina; brackvatten revassocierade; djupintervall ? - 7 m (Ref. 5439). Tropical; 32°N - 32°S
Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 58 - ? cm
Max length : 110 cm FL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 1602); common length : 40.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 3280); publicerad maxvikt: 3.4 kg (Ref. 40637)
Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt): 7; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt): 18-20; Taggstrålar i analfenan 3; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 16 - 18. Color generally silvery, paler below; large adults mostly golden orange, especially ventrally. Dorsal snout profile very steep; soft dorsal and anal fin lobes greatly elevated.
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa (Ref. 3287) to the Marshall Islands and Samoa, north to southern Japan, south to Australia.
Juveniles inhabit sandy shorelines and shallow sandy or muddy bays near river mouths while adults move out in schools to clear seaward reefs. Found near coral and rock reefs (Ref. 5213). Juveniles in small schools, while adults are usually solitary (Ref. 48635). Feeds primarily on sand mollusks and other hard-shelled invertebrates (Ref. 9710).
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.
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 90363)
Threat to humans
Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 30911)
Human uses
Fiskeri: mindre kommeriell; Vattenbruk: kommersiell; sportfisk: ja; Akvarium: Offentliga akvarier
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Estimates of some properties based on empirical models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.03078 (-0.10503 - 0.16660), b=2.87 (2.79 - 2.96), based on LWR estimates for species & family-BS (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.7 ±0.46 se; Based on food items.
Resiliens (Ref.
69278): Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (Assuming tm=2-4).
Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (60 of 100) .