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Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos) > Caranginae
Etymology: Carangoides: French, carangue, the name of a Caribbean fish; 1836 (Ref. 45335).
Medioambiente / Clima / Gama
Ecología
; marino; salobre asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 1 - 60 m (Ref. 3197). Tropical, preferred ?; 37°N - 35°S, 25°E - 127°W
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa (to Port Elizabeth, South Africa, Ref. 3197) to the Hawaiian Islands.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 70.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 3287); common length : 30.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 9137); peso máximo publicado: 8.0 kg (Ref. 3287)
Espinas dorsales (total): 9; Radios blandos dorsales (total): 26-34; Espinas anales 3; Radios blandos anales: 21 - 26.
Adults are found in coastal waters adjacent to sandy beaches; also found to depths of 60 m, often near reefs (Ref. 30573). Pelagic (Ref. 58302). Singly or in small groups (Ref. 48635). They feed mainly on mollusks, benthic crustaceans, and occasionally on small fish (Ref. 90102) that are abundant in the lagoons. Excellent food fish (Ref. 12484), the flesh is rarely poisonous.
Life cycle and mating behavior
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 31637)
Human uses
Pesquerías: comercial; pesca deportiva: si
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02455 (0.01657 - 0.03637), b=2.95 (2.83 - 3.07), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 4.3 ±0.5 se; Based on diet studies.
Resiliencia (Ref.
69278): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (K=0.21).
Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100) .