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Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos) > Caranginae
Etymology: Atropus: The name of the Parcae, fates of Roman mythology (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: In Greek mythology, Atropos -known as the ‘inflexible’ or ‘inevitable’ -was the oldest of the Three Fates. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino; salobre asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 1 - 59 m (Ref. 99978). Tropical; 32°N - 30°S, 33°E - 134°E
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea, Gulf of Oman and along the African coast (to East London in South Africa, Ref. 3197) and the west coast of Madagascar to southern India and Sri Lanka. There are reliable reports from the Gulf of Thailand, Hong Kong, Okinawa and Japan.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 58.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 90102); common length : 30.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 5450); peso máximo publicado: 3.5 kg (Ref. 4883)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 9; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 19 - 22; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 16 - 18.
Adults are found in coastal waters near corals and rocks, also in shallow lagoons (Ref. 30573). Solitary species on inshore reefs (Ref. 48635). Small groups frequently patrol perimeter of reefs (Ref. 90102). Juveniles may enter estuaries (Ref. 5213). Behaviour of shadowing a larger fish was observed, expected to be more common for juvenies (B. Hazes, pers. comm. 3/2023).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Smith-Vaniz, W.F., 1984. Carangidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean fishing area 51. Vol. 1. [pag. var.]. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 3287)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: comercial; pesca deportiva: si
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.7 - 29.2, mean 28.4 °C (based on 1300 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01950 (0.01225 - 0.03104), b=2.96 (2.83 - 3.09), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 4.1 ±0.57 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (43 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 28.7 [17.2, 71.2] mg/100g; Iron = 1.22 [0.56, 2.60] mg/100g; Protein = 20.4 [17.9, 22.5] %; Omega3 = 0.183 [0.098, 0.348] g/100g; Selenium = 8.69 [4.05, 19.31] μg/100g; VitaminA = 86.2 [14.0, 513.0] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.708 [0.375, 1.538] mg/100g (wet weight);
