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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos) > Caranginae
Etymology: Pseudocaranx: Greek, pseudes = false + French, carangue, the name of a Caribbean fish; 1836 (Ref. 45335).

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Marine; pelagic-neritic. Subtropical, preferred ?; 25°S - 35°S, 83°W - 76°W (Ref. 89357)

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Southeast Pacific: Desventuradas Is. and Juan Fernández Is..

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 65.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 89357)

The horse mackerel, Trachurus murphyi Nichols, 1920, as an incidental catch of this species often brings it to Juan Fernández Is. (Ref. 89357).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Smith-Vaniz, William F. | Collaborators

Dyer, B.S. and M.W. Westneat, 2010. Taxonomy and biogeography of the coastal fishes of Juan Fernández Archipelago and Desventuradas Islands, Chile. Rev. Biol. Mar. Oceanogr. 45(S1):589-617. (Ref. 89357)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: subsistence fisheries; gamefish: yes

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Pseudocaranx chilensis (Guichenot, 1848)