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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos)
Etymology: Decapterus: Greek, deka = ten + Greek, pteron = wing, fin (Ref. 45335).

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 40 - 275 m (Ref. 12260). Tropical; 31°N - 24°S, 39°E - 131°E (Ref. 54425)

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m 14.7 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 45.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9987); common length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9987); max. published weight: 110 g (Ref. 4883)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 28-31; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 25 - 28; Vertebrae: 24. Lateral line curved below soft dorsal and with 30-44 strong scutes; color bluish green above, silvery below; caudal fin hyaline to yellowish; dorsal fins hyaline basally, light dusky distally. Opercle with small, black spot; opercular membrane with smooth margin. Snout longer than eye diameter; squarish lower posterior edge of maxilla; upper jaw with small teeth anteriorly; soft dorsal and anal fins relatively low, not falcate; pectoral fin sub falcate. (Other source of data on morphology: Refs. 3131, 3197, 3287).

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Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to Japan, the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819) and Australia. A Lessepsian migrant (Ref. 72453).

Dwells from middle to benthic (Ref. 11230), forming large schools in deep water, but occasionally inshore in sheltered bays in small to large groups (Ref. 48635). The most common Decapterus in coastal waters and on open banks of the Indian Ocean. Feeds mainly on smaller planktonic invertebrates. Generally marketed fresh, may be dried or salted. Also sold frozen and canned (Ref. 9987).

Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Smith-Vaniz, William F. | Collaborators

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)

Least Concern (LC)

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: highly commercial; bait: occasionally

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Estimates of some properties based on empirical models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805): PD₅₀ = 0.5005 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01166 (-0.01855 - 0.04187), b=2.94 (2.93 - 2.96), based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278): 3.7 ±0.6 se; Based on diet studies.

Resilience (Ref. 69278): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.2-1.4; Fec=20,000; tmax>3).

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (24 of 100) .

Price category (Ref. 80766): Low.

Decapterus russelli (Rüppell, 1830)