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Carangiformes (Jacks) >
Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos) > Caranginae
Etymology: Caranx: French, carangue, the name of a Caribbean fish; 1836 (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Cuvier.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 30 - 120 m (Ref. 12260). Tropical; 35°N - 31°S, 32°E - 172°W
Indo-West Pacific: Zanzibar (Tanzania) to Durban (South Africa), Madagascar and Sri Lanka; north to Okinawa, Ryukyus, south to the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819), Australia and Fiji. Distribution in the Indian Ocean not well established.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 80.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 3197); common length : 50.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 3280); peso máximo publicado: 7.2 kg (Ref. 40637); edad máxima reportada: 7 años (Ref. 82366)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 9; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 20 - 22; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 16 - 18.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
Adults inhabit coastal waters, near coral reefs and rocks. They feed on fish and crustaceans (Ref. 5213). Solitary or small groups are found in vicinity of reefs (Ref. 90102).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley, 1989. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p. (Ref. 7300)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: escaso valor comercial; pesca deportiva: si
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Temperatura preferida (Referencia
123201): 22.5 - 28.3, mean 27 °C (based on 580 cells).
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01349 (0.00757 - 0.02404), b=3.00 (2.85 - 3.15), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 4.1 ±0.68 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 3.8 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
growth studies.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (K=0.29; tmax=7;).
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (38 of 100).
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Nutrientes (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 21.2 [8.2, 42.2] mg/100g; Iron = 0.329 [0.169, 0.663] mg/100g; Protein = 20.1 [17.9, 22.5] %; Omega3 = 0.132 [0.077, 0.227] g/100g; Selenium = 52.3 [24.0, 109.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 46.5 [16.8, 118.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.491 [0.332, 0.745] mg/100g (wet weight);