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Scombridae (Mackerels, tunas, bonitos) > Scombrinae
Etymology: Scomberomorus: Latin, scomber = mackerel + Greek, moros = silly, stupid (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
marino pelagic-neritic; oceanodromo (Ref. 51243). Tropical; 39°N - 6°S, 70°E - 138°E (Ref. 168)
Indo-West Pacific: west coast of India and Sri Lanka along the continental shelf eastward to Sumatra, Indonesia and Singapore, and northward to China, Korea (Ref. 9684) and Wakasa Bay, Sea of Japan. Does not extend past Sumatra in the East Indies (Ref. 9684).
Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ?, range 75 - ? cm
Max length : 150 cm FL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 168); common length : 60.0 cm FL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 168); peso máximo publicado: 15.0 kg (Ref. 168)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 14 - 17; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 20 - 24; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 20 - 24; Vértebra: 46 - 47. Interpelvic process small and bifid. Lateral line with many auxiliary branches extending dorsally and ventrally in anterior third, gradually curving down toward caudal peduncle. Intestine with 4 folds and 5 limbs. Swim bladder absent. Body covered with small scales. Sides silvery with spots scattered along lateral median line.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
Feeds on small schooling fishes, such as sardines and anchovies and on shrimps. This species makes up an important part of the drift net fishery in Palk Bay and the Gulf of Mannar. Marketed fresh and dried-salted (Ref. 9684).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: escaso valor comercial; pesca deportiva: si
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Referencia
123201): 20.1 - 28.6, mean 27.3 °C (based on 823 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00851 (0.00392 - 0.01850), b=3.03 (2.86 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 4.2 ±0.74 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 22.9 [10.4, 77.5] mg/100g; Iron = 0.727 [0.323, 1.704] mg/100g; Protein = 20.5 [19.2, 21.7] %; Omega3 = 0.232 [0.145, 0.376] g/100g; Selenium = 66.9 [24.4, 208.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 20.3 [5.1, 90.6] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.639 [0.423, 1.017] mg/100g (wet weight);
