Scomberomorus cavalla, King mackerel : fisheries, gamefish
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Scomberomorus cavalla (Cuvier, 1829)

King mackerel
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Trinidad and Tobago territory information

Common names: Kingfish, Log, Taza
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: minor commercial | Ref: FAO, 1994
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Caught throughout Trinidad and Tobago (Ref. 36613). Most important species in the artisanal fishery; the catch is mainly processed into steaks or sold fresh (Ref. 36613). Ciguatera not recorded (Ref. 36613). Also Ref. 3136.
National Checklist:
Territory Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/td.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.cep.unep.org/trini_tbgo/fisheries/index.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Collette, B.B. and C.E. Nauen, 1983
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Noms Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes(Genre, Espèce) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Scombriformes (Mackerels) > Scombridae (Mackerels, tunas, bonitos) > Scombrinae
Etymology: Scomberomorus: Latin, scomber = mackerel + Greek, moros = silly, stupid (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Cuvier.

Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution Écologie

marin pelagic-neritic; océanodrome (Ref. 51243); profondeur 5 - 140 m (Ref. 36484), usually 5 - 15 m (Ref. 40849). Tropical; 44°N - 22°S, 98°W - 34°W (Ref. 54879)

Distribution Territoires | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Carte par point | Introductions | Faunafri

Western Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951) to Massachusetts, USA to São Paulo, Brazil. Eastern Central Atlantic: St. Paul's Rocks (Ref. 13121).

Longueur à la première maturité / Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturité: Lm 64.8, range 45 - 114 cm
Max length : 184 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 9710); common length : 70.0 cm FL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 168); poids max. publié: 45.0 kg (Ref. 168); âge max. reporté: 26 années (Ref. 128047)

Description synthétique Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie

Épines dorsales (Total) : 12 - 18; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 15 - 18; Épines anales: 0; Rayons mous anaux: 16 - 20; Vertèbres: 41 - 43. Interpelvic process small and bifid. Swim bladder absent. Lateral line abruptly curving downward below second dorsal fin. Intestine with 2 folds and 3 limbs. Adults have no black area on the anterior part of the first dorsal fin. Juveniles with bronze spots in 5 or 6 irregular rows. Body entirely covered with scales.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.

Biologie     Glossaire (ex. epibenthic)

Often found in outer reef areas. Larvae are encountered in surface waters of 26.3° to 31°C and 26.9 to 35 ppt. Feeds primarily on fishes with smaller quantities of penaeid shrimps and squids. Large schools have been found to migrate over considerable distances along the Atlantic US coast, water temperature permitting. It is an important species for recreational, commercial, and artisanal fisheries throughout its range. Most of the catch is processed into steaks or sold fresh, or sometimes canned and salted. Also prepared smoked and frozen (Ref. 9987). Potentially ciguatoxic in certain areas (Ref. 9710). Sometimes called "Kingfish" (Ref. 13442).

Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves

Référence principale Téléchargez vos références | Références | Coordinateur : Collette, Bruce B. | Collaborateurs

Collette, B.B. and C.E. Nauen, 1983. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 2. Scombrids of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of tunas, mackerels, bonitos and related species known to date. Rome: FAO. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(2):137 p. (Ref. 168)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

  Préoccupation mineure (LC) ; Date assessed: 18 October 2022

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Menace pour l'homme

  Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 9710)





Utilisations par l'homme

Pêcheries: commercial; pêche sportive: oui
FAO - pêcheries: débarquements, Résumé espèce; Publication: search | FIRMS - Stock assessments | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Estimations basées sur des modèles

Température préférée (Réf. 123201): 23.5 - 28.1, mean 27.2 °C (based on 1034 cells).
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00912 (0.00713 - 0.01166), b=3.02 (2.98 - 3.06), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf. 69278):  4.4   ±0.3 se; based on diet studies.
Generation time: 6.1 (4.5 - 7.3) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 31 growth studies.
Résilience (Réf. 120179):  Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (K=0.07-0.15; tm=2; tmax=14; Fec=70,000).
Prior r = 0.47, 95% CL = 0.31 - 0.71, Based on 3 full stock assessments.
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref. 59153):  Moderate to high vulnerability (48 of 100). 🛈
Vulnérabilité climatique (Ref. 125649):  Moderate to high vulnerability (55 of 100). 🛈
Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766):   Medium.
Nutriments (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 20.3 [9.2, 71.9] mg/100g; Iron = 0.707 [0.314, 1.640] mg/100g; Protein = 20.6 [19.4, 21.9] %; Omega3 = 0.238 [0.149, 0.393] g/100g; Selenium = 74.7 [27.2, 232.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 17.7 [4.4, 77.8] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.568 [0.380, 0.903] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.