Alepes vari, Herring scad : fisheries

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Alepes vari (Cuvier, 1833)

Herring scad
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New Caledonia country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: Wantiez, L., 1993
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs in the southwest lagoon (Ref. 11889) and St. Vincent Bay (Ref. 9070). Also Ref. 50302.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nc.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Thollot, P., 1996
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Carangiformes (Jacks) > Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos) > Caranginae
Etymology: Alepes: Greek, alepis, -idos = without scales (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Cuvier.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range Ekologi

marina; brackvatten pelagic-neritic; djupintervall 0 - 10 m (Ref. 86942). Tropical

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Prickkarta | Utplanteringar | Faunafri

Indo-West Pacific: tropical waters.

Size / Vikt / Age

Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 61.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 117080); common length : 30.0 cm FL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 3287)

Short description Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri

Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 9; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 23 - 27; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 3; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 20 - 23.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Adults are common in shallow coastal waters where it often swims near the surface. They form dense schools on clear inner reefs, swimming high above substrate (Ref. 48635). They feed chiefly on shrimps, copepods, decapods and small fishes (Ref. 30573, 90102).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator : Smith-Vaniz, William F. | Medarbetare

Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley, 1989. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p. (Ref. 7300)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 04 February 2009

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fiskeri: mindre kommeriell
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 23.8 - 29.2, mean 28.5 °C (based on 2765 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5312   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01148 (0.00721 - 0.01828), b=2.90 (2.77 - 3.03), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  3.7   ±0.55 se; based on food items.
Resiliens (Ref. 120179):  Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100). 🛈
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Medium.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 146 [81, 356] mg/100g; Iron = 1.6 [0.9, 3.1] mg/100g; Protein = 19.6 [18.4, 20.9] %; Omega3 = 0.232 [0.126, 0.448] g/100g; Selenium = 29.1 [14.4, 61.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 16.4 [4.7, 49.0] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.34 [0.94, 1.93] mg/100g (wet weight);