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Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos) > Caranginae
Etymology: Megalaspis: Greek, megas, megalos = great + Greek, aspis,-idos = shield (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Linnaeus.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Οικολογία
Θαλασσινό(ά); Υφάλμυρο Υφαλόφιλο(α); εύρος βάθους 20 - 100 m (Ref. 28016). Tropical; 47°N - 22°S, 40°E - 156°E (Ref. 54577)
Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to Japan and Australia.
Length at first maturity / Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age
Maturity: Lm 22.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 80.0 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 3287); common length : 45.0 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 5450); μεγ. δημοσιευμένο βάρος: 4.0 kg (Ref. 4883); μεγ. αναφερόμενη ηλικία: 5 έτη (Ref. 104735)
Ραχιαίες άκανθες (συνολικά) : 9; Μαλακές ραχιαίες ακτίνες (συνολικά) : 18 - 20; Εδρικές άκανθες: 3; Μαλακές εδρικές ακτίνες: 16 - 17.
Adults are primarily oceanic, pelagic schooling species rarely seen on reefs (Ref. 48635, 90102). They feed mainly on fishes (Ref. 5213). Generally marketed fresh (Ref. 5284).
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
αλιεία: πολύ εμπορικό
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 23.5 - 28.6, mean 27.5 °C (based on 707 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01288 (0.01159 - 0.01432), b=2.93 (2.90 - 2.96), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Ref.
69278): 3.9 ±0.57 se; based on food items.
Ελαστικότητα (Ref.
120179): Μεσαίο(α), ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού 1,4 - 4,4 έτη (K=0.13(?)-0.35; Fec=146,400).
Prior r = 0.57, 95% CL = 0.37 - 0.85, Based on 20 data-limited stock assessments.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (29 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref.
125649): Very high vulnerability (86 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 140 [25, 418] mg/100g; Iron = 1.59 [0.48, 3.65] mg/100g; Protein = 20.8 [19.1, 22.3] %; Omega3 = 0.198 [0.093, 0.452] g/100g; Selenium = 69.4 [22.3, 176.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 23.1 [5.0, 132.0] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.544 [0.132, 1.912] mg/100g (wet weight); based on
nutrient studies.