Issue
In the Japenese literature, often placed in the monospecific genus Carangichthys of which the validity remains to be demonstrated (following Gulshiken, 1988 who listed one autapomorphy).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino; salmastro associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica 1 - 80 m (Ref. 86942). Tropical; 32°N - 22°S
Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to Samoa, north to southern Japan, south to Tonga.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 85.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 48635); common length : 35.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 9137); peso massimo pubblicato: 2.6 kg (Ref. 3287)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 9; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 17 - 19; Spine anali: 3; Raggi anali molli: 15 - 17.
Adults inhabit coastal waters. They occur singly or in small to large schools (Ref. 90102) at a depth of 15 m or less along steep drop-offs. Piscivore (Ref. 97629). Maximum depth reported taken from Ref. 128797.
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: scarso interesse commerciale; Pesce da pesca sportiva: si
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 25.2 - 29.3, mean 28.5 °C (based on 3170 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01622 (0.00733 - 0.03589), b=2.95 (2.78 - 3.12), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.67 se; based on food items.
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (54 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 29.4 [17.6, 66.7] mg/100g; Iron = 1.21 [0.55, 2.51] mg/100g; Protein = 20.8 [18.2, 22.9] %; Omega3 = 0.16 [0.09, 0.29] g/100g; Selenium = 9.25 [4.26, 21.38] μg/100g; VitaminA = 30.1 [5.1, 194.8] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.724 [0.389, 1.601] mg/100g (wet weight);