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Carangiformes (Jacks) >
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.
More on author: Cuvier.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
marien rifbewoner. Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: East Africa (Ref. 3287) and Madagascar eastward to Taiwan and Australia.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 100.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 3287); common length : 60.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 3287)
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 9; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 21 - 22; Anale stekels: 3; Anale zachte stralen: 17 - 18.
Adults are found in shallow coastal waters near reefs (Ref. 30573, 90102). Juveniles feed on benthic crustaceans (Ref. 37816) while adults feed on crustaceans and fish (Ref. 5213, 37816).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
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)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: commercieel; sportvis: ja
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.6 - 29.2, mean 28.2 °C (based on 1412 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.03090 (0.01719 - 0.05556), b=2.88 (2.73 - 3.03), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.7 ±0.51 se; based on food items.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (60 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 30.6 [14.2, 62.4] mg/100g; Iron = 0.671 [0.378, 1.336] mg/100g; Protein = 19.2 [18.0, 20.3] %; Omega3 = 0.108 [0.064, 0.194] g/100g; Selenium = 54 [27, 109] μg/100g; VitaminA = 41.3 [11.6, 145.9] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.68 [0.45, 0.99] mg/100g (wet weight);
