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Seriola peruana Steindachner, 1881 Fortune jack |
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photo by
Proyecto Redes Fantasma |
| Family: | Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos), subfamily: Naucratinae | |||
| Max. size: | 57 cm FL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Pacific: Mexico to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Body slender, elongate, and little compressed; supra-maxillary moderately wide, its posterior end reaching the center of the eye; lower branch of first gill arch with 21 to 23 gill rakers in individuals more than 20cm long; anterior lobe of second dorsal fin moderately deep; lateral line without scutes; caudal peduncle with dorsal and ventral fossae; back violet brown to bluish green; flanks and belly pale; pectoral and caudal fins yellowish; pelvic fins white; dorsal and anal fins mostly dark (Ref. 55763). | |||
| Biology: | Are benthopelagic in coastal areas (Ref. 9283). Marketed fresh and salted or dried (Ref. 9283). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 30 April 2008 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||