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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos)
Etymology: Trachinotus: Greek, trachys, -eia, -ys = rough + Greek,noton = back (Ref. 45335).

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range ? - 7 m (Ref. 5439). Tropical; 32°N - 32°S

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ?, range 58 - ? cm
Max length : 110 cm FL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1602); common length : 40.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3280); max. published weight: 3.4 kg (Ref. 40637)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18-20; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 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.

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions | Faunafri

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).

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)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 30911)

Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial; aquaculture: commercial; gamefish: yes; aquarium: public aquariums

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Estimates of some properties based on empirical models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.03078 (-0.10503 - 0.16660), b=2.87467 (2.79383 - 2.95552), based on LWR estimates for species & family-BS (Ref. 93245).

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278): 3.7 ±0.46 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tm=2-4).

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): High vulnerability (60 of 100) .

Price category (Ref. 80766): High.

Trachinotus blochii (Lacepède, 1801)