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Hemicaranx bicolor (Günther, 1860)

Bicolor jack
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> Carangiformes (Jacks) > Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos) > Caranginae
Etymology: Hemicaranx: Greek, hemi = the half + French, carangue, the name of a Caribbean fish; 1836 (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Günther.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Οικολογία

Θαλασσινό(ά); Υφάλμυρο βενθικό(ς). Tropical

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Eastern Atlantic: Along the west African coast from Sierra Leone to Angola (Ref. 57392). Reported from the Sine-Saloum Estuary in Senegal, the Gambia River in Gambia, the Fatala River in Guinea (Ref. 28587) and from Mauritania (Ref. 55783), but this is unconfirmed in Ref. 57392 and needs confirmation.

Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 70.0 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 57392); common length : 25.0 cm FL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 3195)

Short description Κλείδες προσδιορισμού | Μορφολογία | Μορφομετρία

Ραχιαίες άκανθες (συνολικά) : 8; Μαλακές ραχιαίες ακτίνες (συνολικά) : 24 - 28; Εδρικές άκανθες: 3; Μαλακές εδρικές ακτίνες: 21 - 24. Diagnosis: body elongate (depth comprised 2.4-3.1 times in fork length) and strongly compressed; eyes small; snout short and rounded; mouth small; end of upper jaw extending to below anterior eye margin; teeth present in jaws, absent on vomer; 1st dorsal fin with 7 spines, 2nd dorsal with 1 spine and 24-28 soft rays; anal fin with 2 detached spines, followed by 1 spine and 21-24 soft rays; scales small and cycloid; breast completely scaleless; lateral line arched over anterior half of pectoral fins, its posterior (straight) part with 41-43 scutes; caudal peduncle very slender, without bilateral keels above and below last lateral line scutes (Ref. 57392). Coloration: back bluish, sides silvery; black spot on upper margin of gill cover; dorsal- and upper caudal-fin lobes broadly black-edged, other fins light; juveniles with 4-5 dark crossbars on back and sides (Ref. 57392).

Βιολογία     Γλωσσάρι (π.χ. epibenthic)

Adults are found mainly in coastal areas, entering brackish water (Ref. 2683, 57392). Common mostly in midwater and near bottom (Ref. 7079). Young live in association with medusa (jellyfish) (Ref. 57392).

Life cycle and mating behavior Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Αβγά | Γονιμότητα | Προνύμφες

Main reference Upload your references | Αναφορές | Συντονιστής : Smith-Vaniz, William F. | Συνεργάτες

Smith-Vaniz, W.F., J.-C. Quéro and M. Desoutter, 1990. Carangidae. p. 729-755. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 7097)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 29 May 2014

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 24.4 - 27.9, mean 26.7 °C (based on 62 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5625   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01445 (0.00841 - 0.02484), b=2.92 (2.78 - 3.06), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Ref. 69278):  3.9   ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Ελαστικότητα (Ref. 120179):  Μεσαίο(α), ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού 1,4 - 4,4 έτη (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate to high vulnerability (48 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Medium.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 115 [78, 276] mg/100g; Iron = 1.24 [0.76, 2.35] mg/100g; Protein = 19.3 [18.3, 20.5] %; Omega3 = 0.248 [0.146, 0.435] g/100g; Selenium = 53.5 [29.9, 100.0] μg/100g; VitaminA = 13.3 [4.2, 32.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.06 [0.78, 1.46] mg/100g (wet weight);