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Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos) > Caranginae
Etymology: Paraselene: Name from Greek 'para, meaning near or beside, and 'selene' for moon, in reference to its close relationship with the genus Selene.
Eponymy: Professor Anders Sandoe Ørsted (aka Oersted) (1816–1872) was a Danish naturalist, botanist, mycologist and marine biologist who travelled (1845–1848) in the Caribbean and Central America. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Lütken.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / intervalo de profundidade / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas bentopelágico. Tropical; 24°N - 4°N
Eastern Pacific: Baja California, Mexico to Colombia.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 33.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 55763); common length : 25.0 cm FL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 9283)
Descrição breve
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Body very deep, short and compressed; lower branch of first gill arch with 14 to 17 gill rakers; dorsal fin with 8 spines followed by another spine and 17 to 18 soft rays (VII1, 17-18); anterior lobes of second dorsal and anal fins elongated in adults; anterior dorsal spines greatly prolonged in juveniles; body scaleless; lateral line scutes very weak and poorly differentiated; body silvery with metallic blue green highlights; juveniles yellowish, with 4 or 5 interrupted, dark, transverse bars (Ref. 55763).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Adults are found in shallow coastal waters in small schools, generally near the bottom (Ref. 9283). They feed on squid, small crabs, small fishes and polychaetes (Ref. 9283). Marketed fresh and salted or dried (Ref. 9283).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Smith-Vaniz, W.F., 1995. Carangidae. Jureles, pámpanos, cojinúas, zapateros, cocineros, casabes, macarelas, chicharros, jorobados, medregales, pez pilota. p. 940-986. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9283)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Pescarias: pouco comercial; peixe desportivo: sim
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
Descarregue XML
Fontes da internet
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.5 - 28.5, mean 27.3 °C (based on 20 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02344 (0.01079 - 0.05095), b=2.88 (2.70 - 3.06), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.9 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Elevada, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população menor que 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (23 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 144 [75, 309] mg/100g; Iron = 1.23 [0.66, 2.57] mg/100g; Protein = 16.8 [14.7, 19.2] %; Omega3 = 0.188 [0.094, 0.381] g/100g; Selenium = 61.2 [30.1, 142.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 15.9 [4.1, 56.9] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.14 [0.76, 1.76] mg/100g (wet weight);
