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Selar crumenophthalmus, Bigeye scad : fisheries, gamefish, bait

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Selar crumenophthalmus (Bloch, 1793)

Bigeye scad
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Brazil country information

Common names: Carapau, Chicharro olho-grande, Chicharro-olho-grande
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Feitoza, B.M., R.S. Rosa and L.A. Rocha, 2005
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Ranges from Paraíba south to Santa Catarina, including Trindade Island (Ref. 57756). Museum: between Santos and C. de Sta. Marta, MZUSP 78182 (Ref. 47377). Also Ref. 7251, 13442.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Floeter, S.R., J.L. Gasparini, L.A. Rocha, C.E.L. Ferreira, C.A. Rangel and B.M. Feitoza, 2003
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Sélar coulisou, Chicharro ojón, Goggle-eye, ... more

Classification / Names आम नाम | उपशब्द | Catalog of Fishes(वर्ग, प्रजाति) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Carangiformes (Jacks) > Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos) > Caranginae
Etymology: Selar: A Malay vernacular name, ikan selar.
More on author: Bloch.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range पारिस्थितिकी

समुद्री प्रवाल-भित्ति संयुक्त; गहराई सीमा 0 - 170 m (Ref. 9283), usually 2 - 10 m (Ref. 40849).   Subtropical; 47°N - 31°S, 180°W - 180°E

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