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Scombridae (Mackerels, tunas, bonitos) > Scombrinae
Etymology: Sarda: Latin and Greek, sarda = sardine; name related to the island of Sardinia (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Macleay.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin pelagic-neritic; océanodrome (Ref. 51243). Subtropical; 23°S - 48°S, 141°E - 180°E (Ref. 168)
Southwest Pacific: southeastern Australia, Norfolk Island and New Zealand.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 180 cm FL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 40637); common length : 45.0 cm FL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 168); poids max. publié: 9.4 kg (Ref. 168)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 17 - 19; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 13 - 18; Épines anales: 0; Rayons mous anaux: 14 - 17; Vertèbres: 45 - 46. Mouth moderately large. Interpelvic process small and bifid. Swim bladder absent. Laminae of olfactory rosette 21 to 39. Spleen large and prominent in lateral view. Liver with elongate left and right lobes and a short middle lobe. Body completely covered with very small scales posterior to the corselet. Dorsal stripe closer to being horizontal than in other species of Sarda and extending up to the belly in some specimens.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
Schooling by size and maturing from January through April. Flesh is light-colored of delicate flavor and good canning quality.
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
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 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: intérêt commercial mineur; pêche sportive: oui; appât: usually
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Température préférée (Réf.
123201): 13.9 - 19.7, mean 14.9 °C (based on 107 cells).
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00955 (0.00458 - 0.01993), b=3.06 (2.89 - 3.23), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 4.5 ±0.80 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Faible, temps minimum de doublement de population : 4,5 à 14 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref.
59153): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
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Nutriments (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 25.3 [13.7, 43.2] mg/100g; Iron = 2.22 [1.25, 3.92] mg/100g; Protein = 20.9 [19.7, 22.0] %; Omega3 = 0.327 [0.152, 0.685] g/100g; Selenium = 36.4 [17.6, 64.6] μg/100g; VitaminA = 11.4 [4.3, 32.7] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.386 [0.286, 0.581] mg/100g (wet weight);