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Rachycentridae (Cobia)
Etymology: Rachycentron: Greek, rhachis, -ios = spine + Greek, kentron = sting (Ref. 45335); blochii: Name refers to the large grey bloches and the Balochi language, commonly spoken in Makran, Balochistan.
Taxonomic Remarks
The species is not yet formally described as there is no type desigation. Cautio must be exerced in the use of that name.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife. Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: Pakistan.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Descripción breve
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total) : 8; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 27; Espinas anales: 2; Radios blandos anales: 23. This species is distinguished by the following characters: body torpedo-shaped with a depressed head that binds to a row of small spines spaced out in front of its dorsal fin; eyes small and masked by a grayish shade, with snout slightly pointed; lower jaw projects toward the upper jaw; origin of the dorsal fin (27 rays) at mid-point of the third body spot; triangular, curved fins and caudal fin displayed differently are key distancing characters; pelvic fin reaching above the curved part of the pectoral fin; villiform teeth on jaws, roof of mouth, and tongue (Ref. 132435).
Cross section: oval.
Stomach contents of the specimens examined included small fishes, crustaceans, cephalopods, and small fishes which were mainly digested. Caught by baited hooks. A highly sought fish species, and is usually sold prior to auction (Ref. 132435).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Panhwar, S.K. and I. Kashani, 2024. Discovery of two new species of cobia (Pisces; Rachycentridae) inhabiting the makran coast of the northern Arabian Sea with notes on their biology and ecology. Zoologischer Anzeiger 313(2024):298-305. (Ref. 132435)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: muy comercial
Herramientas
Informes especiales
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia 82804) |
PD50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00437 (0.00181 - 0.01052), b=3.11 (2.90 - 3.32), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Nivel trófico (Referencia 69278) |
4.0 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resiliencia (Referencia 120179) |
Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate to high vulnerability (47 of 100). 🛈 |