Mauritania country information

Common names: Aghaou, Big-toothed pompano, Caballo
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: Mohamed Fall, K.O., 2005
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Captured year-round in Lévrier Bay (Ref. 5377). Also Ref. 7097.
National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mr.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Maigret, J. and B. Ly, 1986
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos) > Naucratinae
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

Лихия полосатая, Liche lirio, Lirio, ... more

Main reference

Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1986. (Ref. 4233)
References | Biblio | Coordinator : Smith-Vaniz, William F. | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 60.0 cm FL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3397); common length : 58.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3397); max. published weight: 2.8 kg (Ref. 27584)

Environment

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 15 - 30 m (Ref. 7097)

Climate / Range

Subtropical, preferred ?; 55°N - 12°N, 19°W - 17°E

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: British Isles to Senegal including Madeira and the Canary Islands. Also western Mediterranean Sea.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 30; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 23 - 24

Caught with bottom and pelagic trawls. Adults are pelagic or epibenthic (Ref. 7097) mostly in shallow waters. They feed mainly on schooling fishes (Ref. 4233). Eggs are pelagic (Ref. 4233).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial; gamefish: yes

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 1.0000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
4.5 ±0.80 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Medium

Campogramma glaycos (Lacepède, 1801)