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Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos) > Caranginae
Etymology: Megalaspis: Greek, megas, megalos = great + Greek, aspis,-idos = shield (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Linnaeus.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
marino; salobre asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 20 - 100 m (Ref. 28016). Tropical; 47°N - 22°S, 40°E - 156°E (Ref. 54577)
Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to Japan and Australia.
Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm 22.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 80.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 3287); common length : 45.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 5450); peso máximo publicado: 4.0 kg (Ref. 4883); edad máxima reportada: 5 años (Ref. 104735)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 9; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 18 - 20; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 16 - 17.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
Adults are primarily oceanic, pelagic schooling species rarely seen on reefs (Ref. 48635, 90102). They feed mainly on fishes (Ref. 5213). Generally marketed fresh (Ref. 5284).
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 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: muy comercial
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Referencia
123201): 23.5 - 28.6, mean 27.5 °C (based on 707 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01288 (0.01166 - 0.01423), b=2.94 (2.91 - 2.97), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.9 ±0.57 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (K=0.13(?)-0.35; Fec=146,400).
Prior r = 0.57, 95% CL = 0.37 - 0.85, Based on 20 data-limited stock assessments.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (29 of 100).
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Climate Vulnerability (Ref.
125649): Very high vulnerability (86 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 140 [25, 418] mg/100g; Iron = 1.59 [0.48, 3.65] mg/100g; Protein = 20.8 [19.1, 22.3] %; Omega3 = 0.198 [0.093, 0.452] g/100g; Selenium = 69.4 [22.3, 176.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 23.1 [5.0, 132.0] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.544 [0.132, 1.912] mg/100g (wet weight); based on
nutrient studies.