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Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos) > Naucratinae
Etymology: Seriola: Latin word diminutive with the meaning of a large earthenware pot (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr André Marie Constant Duméril (1774–1860) was a French zoologist who qualified as a physician (1793). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Risso.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / distribuzione batimetrica / distribution range
Ecologia
marino associati a barriera corallina; oceanodromo (Ref. 51243); distribuzione batimetrica 1 - 385 m (Ref. 11441), usually 18 - 72 m (Ref. 9626). Subtropical; 49°N - 36°S, 98°W - 128°E
Circumglobal. Tropical and warm temperate seas. Indo-West Pacific: South Africa, Persian Gulf, southern Japan and the Hawaiian Islands, south to New Caledonia; Mariana and Caroline islands in Micronesia. Western Atlantic: Bermuda (Ref. 26938), Nova Scotia, Canada to Brazil; also from the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea (Ref. 9626). Eastern Atlantic: British coast (vagrant) to Morocco and the Mediterranean. Distribution in eastern central Atlantic along the African coast is not well established due to past confusion with Seriola carpenteri (Ref. 7097).
Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age
Maturità: Lm 90.8, range 80 - 127 cm
Max length : 190 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 3397); common length : 100.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 3197); peso massimo pubblicato: 80.6 kg (Ref. 3287); Età massima riportata: 15 anni (Ref. 113943)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 8; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 29 - 35; Spine anali: 3; Raggi anali molli: 18 - 22. Bluish grey or olivaceous above, silvery white below; amber stripe along midside of body; fins dusky (Ref. 3197). Second dorsal and anal fins with low anterior lobe (Ref. 26938). Species of Seriola lack scutes (Ref. 37816).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Adults found in deep seaward reefs; occasionally entering coastal bays. They feed primarily on fishes such as the bigeye scad, also on invertebrates (Ref. 4233). Small juveniles associate with floating plants or debris in oceanic and offshore waters. Juveniles form small schools or solitary (Ref. 5213). Eggs are pelagic (Ref. 4233). Utilized fresh and frozen; eaten pan-fried, broiled and baked (Ref. 9987). Reported to cause ciguatera in some areas (Ref. 26938).
Spawning happens during the summer, in areas near the coast. Embryo development lasts about 40 hours at 23° and larval development 31-36 days. Egg size 1.9 mm, larval at hatching 2.9 mm.
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)
Threat to humans
Reports of ciguatera poisoning
Human uses
Pesca: scarso interesse commerciale; Acquacoltura: commerciale; Pesce da pesca sportiva: si; Acquario: Acquari pubblici
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Fonte Biblio.
123201): 16.9 - 29, mean 27.1 °C (based on 3486 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5020 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01778 (0.01360 - 0.02326), b=2.91 (2.83 - 2.99), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 4.5 ±0.0 se; based on diet studies.
Generation time: 5.5 (3.9 - 5.8) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 11
growth studies.
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (K=0.18; tm=4; tmax=15).
Prior r = 0.48, 95% CL = 0.32 - 0.72, Based on 1 full stock assessment.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (54 of 100).
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Climate Vulnerability (Ref.
125649): High vulnerability (62 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 15 [7, 27] mg/100g; Iron = 0.641 [0.347, 1.180] mg/100g; Protein = 19.9 [16.9, 22.6] %; Omega3 = 0.238 [0.141, 0.418] g/100g; Selenium = 31.8 [16.4, 60.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 62.5 [8.3, 430.9] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.351 [0.235, 0.528] mg/100g (wet weight); based on
nutrient studies.
