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Caranx crysos, Blue runner : fisheries, gamefish

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Caranx crysos (Mitchill, 1815)

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Dominican Republic country information

Common names: Cojinúa azul, Cojinúa prieta, Cojinuda
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: minor commercial | Ref: Coupal, L., E. Bédard, C. Peguero and I.S. Durante, 1992
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Usually caught with nets or lines, sometimes with traps. Generally considered a third rate food fish. Also Ref. 3277.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/dr.html
National Fisheries Authority: ttp://www.cep.unep.org/rep_dom/Rep_Dom.htm#SEA-PESQUERO
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Coupal, L., E. Bédard, C. Peguero and I.S. Durante, 1992
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Carangue coubali, Cojinúa negra, Yellow tail cavalli, ... more

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Carangiformes (Jacks) > Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos) > Caranginae
Etymology: Caranx: French, carangue, the name of a Caribbean fish; 1836 (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Mitchill.

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

marino; salobre asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 0 - 100 m (Ref. 4233).   Subtropical; 46°N - 26°S, 97°W - 32°E

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