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Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos) > Caranginae
Etymology: Caranx: French, carangue, the name of a Caribbean fish; 1836 (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Cuvier.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 0 - 50 m (Ref. 9710). Subtropical; 42°N - 25°S, 97°W - 7°E
Western Atlantic: Massachusetts (USA) and Bermuda, through the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean to São Paulo, Brazil (Ref. 57756). Eastern Central Atlantic: St. Paul's Rocks (Ref. 13121).
Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm 45.0, range 32 - ? cm
Max length : 100.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 5217); common length : 50.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 5217); peso máximo publicado: 14.0 kg (Ref. 26340)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 8 - 9; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 25 - 28; Espinas anales: 2 - 3; Radios blandos anales: 22 - 25. Upper jaw does not reach to anterior margin of eye. Juveniles have about 5 vertical dark bars on body.
Adults prefer offshore reefs (Ref. 9710) and open marine waters (Ref. 26938). Juveniles often found near the shore on seagrass beds or often associated jellyfish or floating Sargassum (Ref. 5217). Generally solitary but sometimes seen in small groups (Ref. 26235). They feed on small fishes (Ref. 26235). Spawning occurs offshore from February to October (Ref. 26938). Flavor considered fair to good (Ref. 5521).
Cervigón, F., 1993. Los peces marinos de Venezuela. Volume 2. Fundación Científica Los Roques, Caracas,Venezuela. 497 p. (Ref. 9626)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 30911)
Human uses
Pesquerías: comercial; pesca deportiva: si
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 22.8 - 28, mean 26.4 °C (based on 462 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01950 (0.01263 - 0.03010), b=2.89 (2.77 - 3.01), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 4.5 ±0.2 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Fec > 7 million eggs).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (60 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 13.7 [6.4, 31.7] mg/100g; Iron = 1.1 [0.5, 2.4] mg/100g; Protein = 21 [18, 23] %; Omega3 = 0.229 [0.121, 0.445] g/100g; Selenium = 4.57 [2.11, 11.39] μg/100g; VitaminA = 44.3 [8.2, 283.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.351 [0.180, 0.796] mg/100g (wet weight);