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Scombridae (Mackerels, tunas, bonitos) > Scombrinae
Etymology: Scomberomorus: Latin, scomber = mackerel + Greek, moros = silly, stupid (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Ian Stafford Ross Munro (1919–1994) was an Australian ichthyologist, aquarist and marine biologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / نطاق العمق / distribution range
البيئة
بحري pelagic-neritic; محيطية (Ref. 51243); نطاق العمق ? - 100 m (Ref. 6390). Tropical; 6°S - 38°S, 110°E - 157°E (Ref. 168)
Western Pacific: restricted to the northern coast of Australia, from the Abrolhos Islands region of Western Australia to Coffs Harbor and Kempsey in central New South Wales; also occurring in southern Papua New Guinea from Kerema to Port Moresby.
Length at first maturity / الحجم / وزن / العمر
النضج: Lm ?, range 61 - ? cm
Max length : 104 cm FL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (Ref. 6390); أعلا وزن تم نشرة: 10.2 kg (Ref. 3132)
الأشواك الظهرية (المجموع) : 20 - 22; الأشعة الظهرية الناعمة (المجموع) : 17 - 20; شوكة شرجية: 0; أشعه شرجية لينه: 17 - 19; فقرات: 50 - 52. Interpelvic process small and bifid. Lateral line gradually curving down toward caudal peduncle. Intestine with 2 folds and 3 limbs. Swim bladder absent. Body covered with small scales. Sides with several poorly defined rows of round spots, larger than pupil but smaller than eye diameter. The inner surface of the pectoral fin is dark blue, the cheeks and belly silvery white, the anal fin and anal finlets light silvery gray, and the dorsal fin black, bright steely blue when fresh.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
Found more commonly in offshore, open waters away from reefs and shoals (Ref. 30199). Form large schools which move close inshore along the coast of Queensland, commonly taken between December and April or May. Feed largely on fishes, particularly anchovies and sardines with smaller quantities of shrimps and squids. Common fork length ranges between 50 to 80 cm (Ref. 168). Sometimes confused with S. niphonius.
Life cycle and mating behavior
النضج | التكاثر | وضع البيض | بيض | الخصوبة | Larvae
Collette, B.B. and C.E. Nauen, 1983. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 2. Scombrids of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of tunas, mackerels, bonitos and related species known to date. Rome: FAO. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(2):137 p. (Ref. 168)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
خطر للأنسان
Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 6390)
استخدامات بشرية
مصائد: تجاري; لعبة سمكه: نعم
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (مرجع
123201): 22.5 - 28.6, mean 27.5 °C (based on 574 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (مرجع
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00851 (0.00392 - 0.01850), b=3.03 (2.86 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
مستوى غذائي (مرجع
69278): 4.3 ±0.76 se; based on food items.
المرونه (مرجع
120179): وسيط, الحد الزمني الأدني لتضاعف عدد أفراد المجتمع 1.4-4.4 سنة (K=0.23-0.46; tm=1-2; tmax=7).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (36 of 100).
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