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Trachurus symmetricus (Ayres, 1855)

Pacific jack mackerel
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Mexico country information

Common names: Charrito, Charrito chícharo
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: De la Cruz Agüero, J., M. Arellano Martínez, V.M. Cota Gómez and G. de la Cruz-Agüero, 1997
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Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Ranges from the western coast of Baja California and from the Gulf of California to Jalisco (Ref. 9283). Recorded from several localities in Baja California Sur (Ref. 37955). Also Ref. 9988.
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Main Ref: De la Cruz Agüero, J., M. Arellano Martínez, V.M. Cota Gómez and G. de la Cruz-Agüero, 1997
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Common names from other countries

Classificatie / Names Lokale namen | Synoniemen | Catalog of Fishes(Genus, Soort(en)) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Carangiformes (Jacks) > Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos) > Caranginae
Etymology: Trachurus: Greek, trachys, -eia, -ys = rough + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335);  symmetricus: From symmetricus which means regularly formed - referring to the rough tail (Ref. 6885).
  More on author: Ayres.

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

marien; oceanodroom (Ref. 51243); diepte 0 - 400 m.   Subtropical; 65°N - 13°N

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Eastern Pacific: southeastern Alaska to southern Baja California, Mexico and the Gulf of California; reported from Acapulco in Mexico and the Galapagos Islands.

Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - 31 cm
Max length : 81.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 2850); common length : 55.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 9283); max. gerapporteerde leeftijd: 30 Jaren (Ref. 766)

Korte beschrijving Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie

Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 8 - 9; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 28 - 38; Anale stekels: 1 - 2; Anale zachte stralen: 22 - 33; Wervels: 23 - 25. Small specimens may have an additional forward-directed spine at first dorsal origin (embedded in larger specimens).

Biologie     Verklarende woordenlijst (bv. epibenthic)

Adults are often found offshore, up to 500 miles from the coast (Ref. 9283). They form large schools (Ref. 2850). Young frequently occur in school near kelp and under piers (Ref. 2850). They feed mainly on small crustaceans and fish larvae (Ref. 9283). Large individuals often move inshore and north in the summer (Ref. 2850). Marketed fresh, smoked, canned and frozen; eaten fried, broiled and baked (Ref. 9988).

Levenscyclus en paargedrag Maturities | Voortplanting | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larven

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Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983. A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Boston (MA, USA): Houghton Mifflin Company. xii+336 p. (Ref. 2850)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)


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