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Paraselene orstedii (Lütken, 1880)

Mexican moonfish
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> Carangiformes (Jacks) > Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos) > Caranginae
Etymology: Paraselene: Name from Greek 'para, meaning near or beside, and 'selene' for moon, in reference to its close relationship with the genus Selene..
More on author: Lütken.

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

marien benthopelagisch. Tropical; 24°N - 4°N

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Eastern Pacific: Baja California, Mexico to Colombia.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 33.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 55763); common length : 25.0 cm FL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 9283)

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Body very deep, short and compressed; lower branch of first gill arch with 14 to 17 gill rakers; dorsal fin with 8 spines followed by another spine and 17 to 18 soft rays (VII1, 17-18); anterior lobes of second dorsal and anal fins elongated in adults; anterior dorsal spines greatly prolonged in juveniles; body scaleless; lateral line scutes very weak and poorly differentiated; body silvery with metallic blue green highlights; juveniles yellowish, with 4 or 5 interrupted, dark, transverse bars (Ref. 55763).

Biologie     Verklarende woordenlijst (bv. epibenthic)

Adults are found in shallow coastal waters in small schools, generally near the bottom (Ref. 9283). They feed on squid, small crabs, small fishes and polychaetes (Ref. 9283). Marketed fresh and salted or dried (Ref. 9283).

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Smith-Vaniz, W.F., 1995. Carangidae. Jureles, pámpanos, cojinúas, zapateros, cocineros, casabes, macarelas, chicharros, jorobados, medregales, pez pilota. p. 940-986. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9283)

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

  Niet bedreigd (LC) ; Date assessed: 30 April 2008

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Gevaar voor de mens

  Harmless





Gebruik door de mens

Visserij: van minder commercieel belang; sportvis: ja
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 24.5 - 28.5, mean 27.3 °C (based on 20 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5039   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02291 (0.01054 - 0.04979), b=2.89 (2.71 - 3.07), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278):  3.3   ±0.9 se; based on diet studies.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179):  Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (23 of 100).
Prijsklasse (Ref. 80766):   Medium.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 144 [75, 309] mg/100g; Iron = 1.23 [0.66, 2.57] mg/100g; Protein = 16.8 [14.7, 19.2] %; Omega3 = 0.188 [0.094, 0.381] g/100g; Selenium = 61.2 [30.1, 142.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 15.9 [4.1, 56.9] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.14 [0.76, 1.76] mg/100g (wet weight);