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Scombridae (Mackerels, tunas, bonitos) > Scombrinae
Etymology: Scomberomorus: Latin, scomber = mackerel + Greek, moros = silly, stupid (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / Zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas pelagic-neritic; oceanódromo (Ref. 51243); intervalo de profundidade 50 - 200 m. Subtropical; 1°S - 37°S, 23°E - 59°E (Ref. 168)
Western Indian Ocean: Seychelles, Kenya and Zanzibar to South Africa and along the west coast of Madagascar. This species has been confused with Scomberomorus lineolatus and with Scomberomorus guttatus (and also one of its junior synonyms Scomberomorus leopardus).
Comprimento de primeira maturação / Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ?, range 80 - ? cm
Max length : 120 cm FL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 168); peso máx. publicado: 12.5 kg (Ref. 40637)
Descrição suscinta
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 15 - 17; Raios dorsais (total) : 19 - 21; Raios anais : 19 - 22; Vértebras: 45 - 46. Interpelvic process small and bifid. Body covered with small scales. Lateral line without auxiliary branches anteriorly, gradually curving down toward caudal peduncle. Intestine with 2 folds and 3 limbs. Juveniles have spots but develop adult pattern of interrupted lines by the time they reach 40 cm.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
Neritic species (Ref. 5313). Forms large schools in the Zanzibar Channel from March to September. Feeds mainly on anchovies (Anchoviella sp.), clupeids (Amblygaster sp., Sardinella fimbriata, Sardinella perforata [= Sardinella albella), other small fishes, squids, and mantis shrimps.
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
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)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Ameaça para os humanos
Harmless
Uso pelos humanos
Pescarias: espécies comerciais; peixe esportivo: sim
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 20.4 - 25.4, mean 21.8 °C (based on 19 cells).
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00871 (0.00439 - 0.01729), b=3.02 (2.86 - 3.18), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 4.2 ±0.77 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 1.9 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
growth studies.
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): médio(a), tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 1,4 - 4,4 anos (tm=2).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (39 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 20.3 [8.9, 71.4] mg/100g; Iron = 0.893 [0.392, 2.210] mg/100g; Protein = 21.3 [20.0, 22.6] %; Omega3 = 0.411 [0.259, 0.665] g/100g; Selenium = 36.9 [13.0, 113.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 9.34 [2.03, 46.45] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.419 [0.273, 0.700] mg/100g (wet weight);
