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Scombridae (Mackerels, tunas, bonitos) > Scombrinae
Etymology: Scomberomorus: Latin, scomber = mackerel + Greek, moros = silly, stupid (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Mitchill.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino pelagic-neritic; oceanodromo (Ref. 51243); rango de profundidad 10 - 35 m (Ref. 26912). Subtropical; 20°C - 30°C (Ref. 54882); 44°N - 19°N, 97°W - 64°W (Ref. 54882)
Western Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951) to Cape Cod to Miami (USA) and Gulf of Mexico coasts from Florida, USA to Yucatan, Mexico. Three species namely: Scomberomorus tritor in eastern Atlantic, Scomberomorus sierra in eastern Pacific, and Scomberomorus brasiliensis in the Caribbean and Atlantic coast of South America have often been confused with this species. Absent in the Bahamas (Ref. 26938).
Longitud en la primera madurez / Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm 40.5, range 25 - 51.2 cm
Max length : 91.0 cm FL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 40637); peso máximo publicado: 5.9 kg (Ref. 40637); edad máxima reportada: 5 años (Ref. 72462)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 17 - 19; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 17 - 20; Radios blandos anales: 17 - 20; Vértebra: 51 - 53. Interpelvic process small and bifid. Lateral line gradually curving down toward caudal peduncle. Vertebrae 21-22 precaudal plus 30-31 caudal, total 51-53. Intestine with 2 folds and 3 limbs. Swim bladder absent. Body covered with small scales. First dorsal fin black anteriorly and at distal margin posteriorly. Generally silvery with sides marked with about three rows of round to elliptical dark spots (orange in life).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
Migrates in large schools over great distances along the shore. Larvae are found in surface waters between 19.6° and 29.8°C with salinities of 28.3 to 37.4 ppt. Feeds mainly on small fishes (clupeoids and anchovies), few quantities of penaeoid shrimps and cephalopods. Casting, live-bait fishing, jigging, and drift fishing are also employed in capturing this species. Aerial spotting is sometimes used in locating the fish. Marketed fresh, frozen or smoked; eaten pan-fried, broiled and baked.
Collette, B.B. and C.E. Nauen, 1983. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 2. Scombrids of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of tunas, mackerels, bonitos and related species known to date. Rome: FAO. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(2):137 p. (Ref. 168)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 31172)
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: muy comercial; pesca deportiva: si
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00776 (0.00636 - 0.00948), b=3.03 (2.99 - 3.07), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245). |
Nivel trófico (Referencia 69278) |
4.5 ±0.5 se; based on diet studies. |
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Generation time |
3.3 (2.4 - 5.5) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 11 growth studies. |
Resiliencia (Referencia 120179) |
Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (K=0.2-0.38; tm=2-3; Fec=280,000). |
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Rate of population increase |
Prior r = 0.48, 95% CL = 0.32 - 0.72, Based on 2 full stock assessments. |
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate vulnerability (39 of 100). 🛈 |
Vulnerabilidad climática (Ref. 125649) |
High vulnerability (63 of 100). 🛈 |
Categoría de precios (Ref. 80766) |
Medium.
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Nutrientes (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 21.4 [8.9, 76.1] mg/100g; Iron = 0.795 [0.336, 1.892] mg/100g; Protein = 21.3 [20.0, 22.6] %; Omega3 = 0.362 [0.222, 0.615] g/100g; Selenium = 20.7 [7.1, 67.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 17.7 [3.8, 87.6] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.468 [0.294, 0.797] mg/100g (wet weight); |