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Scombridae (Mackerels, tunas, bonitos) > Scombrinae
Etymology: Scomberomorus: Latin, scomber = mackerel + Greek, moros = silly, stupid (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Bloch.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin récifal; océanodrome (Ref. 51243); profondeur 1 - 20 m (Ref. 9710), usually 1 - ? m (Ref. 55288). Tropical; 41°N - 24°S, 99°W - 34°W
Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA to Brazil, including the Bahamas and West Indies.
Longueur à la première maturité / Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm 40.5, range 38 - ? cm
Max length : 183 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 26340); poids max. publié: 7.8 kg (Ref. 4699)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 16 - 18; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 15 - 19; Épines anales: 0; Rayons mous anaux: 15 - 20; Vertèbres: 47 - 48. Interpelvic process small and bifid. Lateral line gently curving down toward caudal peduncle. Intestine with 2 folds and 3 limbs. Swim bladder absent. Body covered with small scales. Anterior third of first dorsal fin black. Pelvic fins relatively long. Sides silvery with one long mid-lateral stripe and with several rows of yellow-orange streaks of variable length and small yellow spots above and below the stripe.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
Most abundant in clear waters around coral reefs, occasionally forming schools. Feeds on clupeoids (Harengula, Jenkinsia and Opisthonema) and atherinids (Allanetta [= Craterocephalus), squids and shrimps. Good food and game fish (Ref. 5521). Utilized fresh, smoked and frozen; consumed pan-fried, broiled and baked (Ref. 9987). Sometimes called the "Painted Mackerel" (Ref. 13442).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Menace pour l'homme
Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 9987)
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: intérêt commercial mineur; pêche sportive: oui
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Température préférée (Réf.
123201): 23.4 - 28.1, mean 27.3 °C (based on 977 cells).
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00977 (0.00522 - 0.01830), b=3.01 (2.85 - 3.17), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 4.5 ±0.4 se; based on diet studies.
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Fec=160,000; assuming tm=2-4).
Prior r = 0.37, 95% CL = 0.25 - 0.56, Based on 1 data-limited stock assessment.
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref.
59153): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
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Vulnérabilité climatique (Ref.
125649): High vulnerability (57 of 100).
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Nutriments (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 8.08 [3.23, 27.36] mg/100g; Iron = 0.327 [0.126, 0.834] mg/100g; Protein = 21.2 [19.7, 22.7] %; Omega3 = 0.113 [0.070, 0.193] g/100g; Selenium = 39.6 [12.7, 130.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 66.6 [12.9, 341.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.541 [0.330, 0.918] mg/100g (wet weight);