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Scombridae (Mackerels, tunas, bonitos) > Scombrinae
Etymology: Scomberomorus: Latin, scomber = mackerel + Greek, moros = silly, stupid (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Ian Stafford Ross Munro (1919–1994) was an Australian ichthyologist, aquarist and marine biologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Περιβάλλον: περιβάλλον / κλιματική ζώνη / εύρος βάθους / εύρος διανομής
Οικολογία
Θαλασσινό(ά) pelagic-neritic; ωκεανόδρομο(ς) (Ref. 51243); εύρος βάθους ? - 100 m (Ref. 6390). Tropical; 6°S - 38°S, 110°E - 157°E (Ref. 168)
Western Pacific: restricted to the northern coast of Australia, from the Abrolhos Islands region of Western Australia to Coffs Harbor and Kempsey in central New South Wales; also occurring in southern Papua New Guinea from Kerema to Port Moresby.
Μήκος κατά την πρώτη ωρίμανση / Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Ηλικία
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση: Lm ?, range 61 - ? cm
Max length : 104 cm FL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 6390); μεγ. δημοσιευμένο βάρος: 10.2 kg (Ref. 3132)
Ραχιαίες άκανθες (συνολικά) : 20 - 22; Μαλακές ραχιαίες ακτίνες (συνολικά) : 17 - 20; Εδρικές άκανθες: 0; Μαλακές εδρικές ακτίνες: 17 - 19; Σπόνδυλοι: 50 - 52. Interpelvic process small and bifid. Lateral line gradually curving down toward caudal peduncle. Intestine with 2 folds and 3 limbs. Swim bladder absent. Body covered with small scales. Sides with several poorly defined rows of round spots, larger than pupil but smaller than eye diameter. The inner surface of the pectoral fin is dark blue, the cheeks and belly silvery white, the anal fin and anal finlets light silvery gray, and the dorsal fin black, bright steely blue when fresh.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
Found more commonly in offshore, open waters away from reefs and shoals (Ref. 30199). Form large schools which move close inshore along the coast of Queensland, commonly taken between December and April or May. Feed largely on fishes, particularly anchovies and sardines with smaller quantities of shrimps and squids. Common fork length ranges between 50 to 80 cm (Ref. 168). Sometimes confused with S. niphonius.
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)
Κατάσταση Κόκκινου Καταλόγου IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Απειλή για τον άνθρωπο
Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 6390)
Ανθρώπινες χρήσεις
αλιεία: Εμπορικό(ά); αλιεία αναψυχής: ναί
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Δείκτης φυλογενετικής ποικιλότητας (Αναφ. 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=0.00832 (0.00384 - 0.01800), b=3.03 (2.86 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Αναφ. 69278) |
4.3 ±0.76 se; based on food items. |
Ελαστικότητα (Αναφ. 120179) |
Μεσαίο(α), ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού 1,4 - 4,4 έτη (K=0.50; tm=1-2; tmax=7). |
Ευπάθεια στην αλιεία (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate vulnerability (36 of 100). 🛈 |
Κατηγορία τιμής (Ref. 80766) |
Very high.
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