Paraselene orstedii, Mexican moonfish : fisheries, gamefish

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Paraselene orstedii (Lütken, 1880)

Mexican moonfish
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> Carangiformes (Jacks) > Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos) > Caranginae
Etymology: Paraselene: Name from Greek 'para, meaning near or beside, and 'selene' for moon, in reference to its close relationship with the genus Selene.
Eponymy: Professor Anders Sandoe Ørsted (aka Oersted) (1816–1872) was a Danish naturalist, botanist, mycologist and marine biologist who travelled (1845–1848) in the Caribbean and Central America. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Lütken.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / Tiefenbereich / distribution range Ökologie

seewasser benthopelagisch. Tropical; 24°N - 4°N

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Eastern Pacific: Baja California, Mexico to Colombia.

Size / Gewicht / Alter

Geschlechtsreife: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 33.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 55763); common length : 25.0 cm FL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 9283)

Kurzbeschreibung Bestimmungsschlüssel | Morphologie | Morphometrie

Body very deep, short and compressed; lower branch of first gill arch with 14 to 17 gill rakers; dorsal fin with 8 spines followed by another spine and 17 to 18 soft rays (VII1, 17-18); anterior lobes of second dorsal and anal fins elongated in adults; anterior dorsal spines greatly prolonged in juveniles; body scaleless; lateral line scutes very weak and poorly differentiated; body silvery with metallic blue green highlights; juveniles yellowish, with 4 or 5 interrupted, dark, transverse bars (Ref. 55763).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.

Biologie     Fachlexikon (Englisch) (z.B. epibenthic)

Adults are found in shallow coastal waters in small schools, generally near the bottom (Ref. 9283). They feed on squid, small crabs, small fishes and polychaetes (Ref. 9283). Marketed fresh and salted or dried (Ref. 9283).

Life cycle and mating behavior Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven

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Smith-Vaniz, W.F., 1995. Carangidae. Jureles, pámpanos, cojinúas, zapateros, cocineros, casabes, macarelas, chicharros, jorobados, medregales, pez pilota. p. 940-986. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9283)

IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  nicht bedroht (LC) ; Date assessed: 30 April 2008

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Bedrohung für Menschen

  Harmless





Nutzung durch Menschen

Fischereien: weniger kommerziell; Sportfisch: ja
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 24.5 - 28.5, mean 27.3 °C (based on 20 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 1.0000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02344 (0.01079 - 0.05095), b=2.88 (2.70 - 3.06), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.3   ±0.9 se; based on diet studies.
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref. 120179):  hoch, Verdopplung der Population dauert weniger als 15 Monate. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (23 of 100). 🛈
Preiskategorie (Ref. 80766):   Medium.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 144 [75, 309] mg/100g; Iron = 1.23 [0.66, 2.57] mg/100g; Protein = 16.8 [14.7, 19.2] %; Omega3 = 0.188 [0.094, 0.381] g/100g; Selenium = 61.2 [30.1, 142.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 15.9 [4.1, 56.9] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.14 [0.76, 1.76] mg/100g (wet weight);