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Common names: Kuweh, Kwee
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Importance: commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Museum: LPPL JIF177, from southwest Sumatra to Timor Sea (Ref. 5978). Also Ref. 6567, 47567.
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National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Chan, W., F. Talbot and P. Sukhavisidh, 1974
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Carangue monique, Jurel malabárico, Horse mackerel, ... more

Classificação / Names Nomes comuns | Sinônimos | Catalog of Fishes(Gênero, Espécies) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Carangiformes (Jacks) > Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos) > Caranginae
Etymology: Platycaranx: Name derived from Greek 'platys' meaning 'fat', and Caranx for the type genus of Carangidae, referring to the highly compressed body..
More on authors: Bloch & Schneider.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

marinhas associadas(os) a recifes; anfídromo (Ref. 51243); intervalo de profundidade 20 - 140 m (Ref. 11441). Tropical; 40°N - 40°S, 26°E - 170°W

Distribuição Países | Áreas da FAO | Ecossistemas | Ocorrências | Point map | Introduções | Faunafri

Indo-West Pacific: east coast of Africa (without verified records from the Red Sea) to Sri Lanka and farther eastward to the Gulf of Thailand, north to Japan and south to Australia.

Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 60.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 2334); common length : 30.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 2334)

Descrição suscinta Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria

Espinhos dorsais (total) : 9; Raios dorsais (total) : 20 - 23; Espinhos anais: 3; Raios anais : 17 - 19.

Adults occur in the continental shelf, near rocks and coral reefs (Ref. 7300). They feed on crustaceans, small squids, and fishes (Ref. 5213). Juveniles are found in sandy bays (Ref. 2334). Marketed fresh, may be dried or salted (Ref. 5284).

Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas

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Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene, 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. (Ref. 2334)

Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435)

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Platycaranx malabaricus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)