| Scombridae (Mackerels, tunas, bonitos), subfamily: Scombrinae |
| 77 cm FL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 3,600.0 g |
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pelagic-neritic; brackish; marine; depth range - 15 m, oceanodromous |
| Eastern Central Pacific: endemic to the northern Gulf of California. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 15-18; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-20; Anal soft rays: 19-23; Vertebrae: 46-48. Interpelvic process small and bifid. Swim bladder absent. Lateral line gradually curving down toward caudal peduncle. Intestine with 2 folds and 3 limbs. Males with no streaks or spots while females have two alternate series of brown spots on sides. Body entire covered with small scales, no anterior corselet. |
| It is now extinct outside the Gulf of California. Supports a commercial net fishery close inshore, in estuaries and coastal marshes (Ref. 9987). Its biology is almost completely unknown. This fishery operates on a relict of the original population. |
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Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 15 August 2022 (B2b(i,ii,v)) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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