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Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos) > Caranginae
Etymology: Platycaranx: Name derived from Greek 'platys' meaning 'fat', and Caranx for the type genus of Carangidae, referring to the highly compressed body.
More on author: Cuvier.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / Tiefenbereich / distribution range
Ökologie
seewasser; brackwasser riff-verbunden; tiefenbereich 10 - 90 m (Ref. 121771), usually 30 - 60 m (Ref. 121771). Tropical; 31°N - 41°S, 25°E - 177°W
Indo-Pacific: East Africa (Ref. 3287) to Fiji, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to New Zealand.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 72.0 cm FL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 40637); common length : 65.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 5450); max. veröff. Gewicht: 4.4 kg (Ref. 40637)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 9; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 18 - 20; Afterflossenstacheln: 3; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 14 - 17. Color silvery, greenish above. Opercle with black spot. 20-37 weak scutes. Pectoral fins falcate. Scaleless breast to behind pelvic origin and laterally to pectoral base. Soft dorsal lobe falcate in young, becoming shorter than head in adults. First 2 anal spines detached.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Adults inhabit open waters of coastal reefs (Ref. 9710). Juveniles occur in inshore areas, including estuaries (Ref. 3287). Usually in small groups (Ref. 48635).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
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 Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: kommerziell; Sportfisch: ja
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 23.6 - 28.6, mean 27.5 °C (based on 309 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01862 (0.01170 - 0.02964), b=2.87 (2.74 - 3.00), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.3 ±0.5 se; based on diet studies.
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): mittel, Verdopplung der Population dauert 1,4 - 4,4 Jahre. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (41 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 24.8 [11.2, 55.5] mg/100g; Iron = 1.1 [0.5, 2.6] mg/100g; Protein = 19.9 [17.3, 22.2] %; Omega3 = 0.139 [0.070, 0.289] g/100g; Selenium = 10.9 [4.4, 28.0] μg/100g; VitaminA = 50.7 [7.6, 350.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.576 [0.296, 1.278] mg/100g (wet weight); based on
nutrient studies.