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Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos) > Trachinotinae
Etymology: Trachinotus: Greek, trachys, -eia, -ys = rough + Greek,noton = back (Ref. 45335).
Miljö / Klimat / Range
Ekologi
; marina; brackvatten revassocierade; djupintervall 1 - 7 m (Ref. 5439). Tropical, preferred 28°C (Ref. 107945); 32°N - 32°S
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa (Ref. 3287) to the Marshall Islands and Samoa, north to southern Japan, south to Australia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 58 - ? cm
Max length : 110 cm FL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 1602); common length : 40.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 3280); publicerad maxvikt: 3.4 kg (Ref. 40637)
Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt): 7; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt): 18-20; Taggstrålar i analfenan 3; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 16 - 18.
Juveniles inhabit sandy shorelines and shallow sandy or muddy bays near river mouths while adults move out in schools to clear seaward coral and rock reefs (Ref. 5213). Juveniles are in small schools, while adults are usually solitary (Ref. 48635). Adults feed primarily on sand mollusks and other hard-shelled invertebrates (Ref. 9710).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver
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. 30911)
Human uses
Fiskeri: mindre kommeriell; Vattenbruk: kommersiell; sportfisk: ja; Akvarium: Offentliga akvarier
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