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Etymology: Flavocaranx: Name from Latin 'favo' meaning 'yellow' and Caranx, which is the type genus of Carangidae; referring to yellowish body color..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica 2 - 70 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical; 35°N - 8°S, 33°E - 150°E
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Persian Gulf, and the Gulf of Oman to Indonesia, the Gulf of Thailand, the Philippines, and Okinawa, Japan.
Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm 24.7  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 55.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 3287); common length : 42.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 5450)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 9; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 24 - 26; Spine anali: 3; Raggi anali molli: 22 - 24.
Adults are common along coastal reef slopes or around large coral heads in lagoons (Ref. 48635). A xanthic form often seen in muddy bays mixes in schools (Ref. 48635). Juveniles solitary in sheltered coastal basys (Ref. 48635).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve
Smith-Vaniz, W.F., 1984. Carangidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean fishing area 51. Vol. 1. [pag. var.]. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 3287)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: commerciale; Pesce da pesca sportiva: si
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 25.5 - 29.2, mean 28.5 °C (based on 944 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00741 (0.00420 - 0.01309), b=2.87 (2.72 - 3.02), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.3 ±0.59 se; based on food items.
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Tmax=8; K = 0.24-0.59).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (27 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref.
125649): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 34.6 [22.4, 75.1] mg/100g; Iron = 1.32 [0.61, 2.63] mg/100g; Protein = 20.3 [17.7, 22.4] %; Omega3 = 0.175 [0.103, 0.307] g/100g; Selenium = 11.2 [5.4, 22.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 41.3 [7.7, 242.9] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.69 [0.38, 1.54] mg/100g (wet weight);