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Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos) > Caranginae
Etymology: Atropus: The name of the Parcae, fates of Roman mythology (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: In Greek mythology, Atropos -known as the ‘inflexible’ or ‘inevitable’ -was the oldest of the Three Fates. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Whitley.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad ? - 40 m (Ref. 86942). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: Seychelles south to Durban, South Africa and east to Japan, the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819), Australia, and Samoa (Ref. 3197).
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 32.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 3197)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 9; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 20 - 22; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 16 - 18. Greenish blue above, silvery grey below; blackish blotch on upper opercular margin; caudal fin yellowish (Ref. 3197). Adult males with 3-8 central dorsal and anal filamentous rays; LL with 17-29 scutes.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Adults inhabit coastal waters of the continental shelf (Ref. 5213, 7300).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
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. (Ref. 7300)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: comercial; pesca deportiva: si
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Referencia
123201): 23.7 - 29, mean 27.9 °C (based on 1044 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.03090 (0.01950 - 0.04897), b=2.91 (2.78 - 3.04), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.8 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (22 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 86.3 [34.9, 318.3] mg/100g; Iron = 3.1 [1.0, 8.8] mg/100g; Protein = 19.8 [17.1, 22.3] %; Omega3 = 0.129 [0.042, 0.424] g/100g; Selenium = 22 [6, 77] μg/100g; VitaminA = 15.2 [1.8, 135.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.01 [0.45, 2.54] mg/100g (wet weight);