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Scombridae (Mackerels, tunas, bonitos) > Scombrinae
Etymology: Scomberomorus: Latin, scomber = mackerel + Greek, moros = silly, stupid (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Bloch.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
البيئة
بحري مرتبطة بالشعاب; محيطية (Ref. 51243); نطاق العمق 1 - 20 m (Ref. 9710), usually 1 - ? m (Ref. 55288). Tropical; 41°N - 24°S, 99°W - 34°W
Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA to Brazil, including the Bahamas and West Indies.
Length at first maturity / الحجم / وزن / العمر
Maturity: Lm 40.5, range 38 - ? cm
Max length : 183 cm TL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (Ref. 26340); أعلا وزن تم نشرة: 7.8 kg (Ref. 4699)
الأشواك الظهرية (المجموع) : 16 - 18; الأشعة الظهرية الناعمة (المجموع) : 15 - 19; شوكة شرجية: 0; أشعه شرجية لينه: 15 - 20; فقرات: 47 - 48. Interpelvic process small and bifid. Lateral line gently curving down toward caudal peduncle. Intestine with 2 folds and 3 limbs. Swim bladder absent. Body covered with small scales. Anterior third of first dorsal fin black. Pelvic fins relatively long. Sides silvery with one long mid-lateral stripe and with several rows of yellow-orange streaks of variable length and small yellow spots above and below the stripe.
Most abundant in clear waters around coral reefs, occasionally forming schools. Feeds on clupeoids (Harengula, Jenkinsia and Opisthonema) and atherinids (Allanetta [= Craterocephalus), squids and shrimps. Good food and game fish (Ref. 5521). Utilized fresh, smoked and frozen; consumed pan-fried, broiled and baked (Ref. 9987). Sometimes called the "Painted Mackerel" (Ref. 13442).
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
خطر للأنسان
Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 9987)
استخدامات بشرية
مصائد: غير مهمة تجارياً; لعبة سمكه: نعم
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 23.4 - 28.1, mean 27.3 °C (based on 977 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00977 (0.00522 - 0.01830), b=3.01 (2.85 - 3.17), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
مستوى غذائي (Ref.
69278): 4.5 ±0.4 se; based on diet studies.
المرونه (Ref.
120179): وسيط, الحد الزمني الأدني لتضاعف عدد أفراد المجتمع 1.4-4.4 سنة (Fec=160,000; assuming tm=2-4).
Prior r = 0.37, 95% CL = 0.25 - 0.56, Based on 1 data-limited stock assessment.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref.
125649): High vulnerability (57 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 8.08 [3.23, 27.36] mg/100g; Iron = 0.327 [0.126, 0.834] mg/100g; Protein = 21.2 [19.7, 22.7] %; Omega3 = 0.113 [0.070, 0.193] g/100g; Selenium = 39.6 [12.7, 130.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 66.6 [12.9, 341.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.541 [0.330, 0.918] mg/100g (wet weight);
