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Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos) > Caranginae
Etymology: Caranx: French, carangue, the name of a Caribbean fish; 1836 (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Reginald Heber (1783–1826) was an English cleric, poet, man of letters and hymn writer who became Bishop of Calcutta. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Umwelt: Milieu / Klimazone / Tiefenbereich / Verbreitungsgebiet
Ökologie
seewasser; brackwasser riff-verbunden; standorttreu. Tropical; 28°N - 34°S, 25°E - 178°W
Indo-West Pacific: Algoa Bay, East Africa and Madagascar north to Iran, Persian Gulf, Ryukyu Islands, south to northern Australia and east to Fiji.
Länge bei der ersten Reifung / Größe / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm 50.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 88.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 90102); common length : 30.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 5450); max. veröff. Gewicht: 12.5 kg (Ref. 11228)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 9; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 19 - 21; Afterflossenstacheln: 3; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 15 - 17. Dark bronze to yellow-green dorsally, shading to silvery bronze to yellowish or yellow green ventrally (Ref. 48635, 90102), yellow to dusky caudal fin and usually outer half of upper caudal lobe black (especially in juvenile) (Ref. 90102). Identified by black-tipped caudal fin (Ref. 48635). Body oblong and compressed, dorsal profile strongly convex to second dorsal fin, ventral profile slightly convex. Breast scalation variable, completely scaly (uncommon) to scaleless ventrally (Ref. 90102). LL with 30-40 strong scutes (Ref. 48635, 90102). Adipose eyelid moderately developed, small anteriorly and extending forward to rear edge of pupil o posterior part of eye. (Ref. 90102)
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
Adults inhabit clear coastal waters, over rocky reefs in small aggregations (Ref. 5213). Seldom found in turbid or estuarine waters. May be found solitary (Ref. 90102). They feed on fishes and crustaceans (Ref. 5213). Sold fresh and dried salted in markets. Excellent food fish if cooked properly (Ref. 12484).
Lebenszyklus und Paarungsverhalten
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fruchtbarkeit | Larven
Fricke, R., 1999. Fishes of the Mascarene Islands (Réunion, Mauritius, Rodriguez): an annotated checklist, with descriptions of new species. Koeltz Scientific Books, Koenigstein, Theses Zoologicae, Vol. 31:759 p. (Ref. 33390)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: weniger kommerziell; Sportfisch: ja
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Phylogenetischer Diversitätsindex (Ref. 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=0.02042 (0.01172 - 0.03557), b=2.95 (2.81 - 3.09), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trophische Ebene (Ref. 69278) |
4.0 ±0.57 se; based on food items. |
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref. 120179) |
mittel, Verdopplung der Population dauert 1,4 - 4,4 Jahre. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Anfälligkeit der Fischerei (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate to high vulnerability (45 of 100). 🛈 |
Preiskategorie (Ref. 80766) |
High.
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Nährstoffe (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 18.6 [8.4, 35.4] mg/100g; Iron = 0.363 [0.197, 0.695] mg/100g; Protein = 19.9 [17.7, 22.4] %; Omega3 = 0.133 [0.079, 0.226] g/100g; Selenium = 53 [27, 112] μg/100g; VitaminA = 62.6 [19.7, 193.6] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.569 [0.413, 0.857] mg/100g (wet weight); |