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Scombridae (Mackerels, tunas, bonitos) > Scombrinae
Etymology: Scomberomorus: Latin, scomber = mackerel + Greek, moros = silly, stupid (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / نطاق العمق / distribution range
البيئة
بحري pelagic-neritic; محيطية (Ref. 51243); نطاق العمق 50 - 200 m. Subtropical; 1°S - 37°S, 23°E - 59°E (Ref. 168)
Western Indian Ocean: Seychelles, Kenya and Zanzibar to South Africa and along the west coast of Madagascar. This species has been confused with Scomberomorus lineolatus and with Scomberomorus guttatus (and also one of its junior synonyms Scomberomorus leopardus).
Length at first maturity / الحجم / وزن / العمر
النضج: Lm ?, range 80 - ? cm
Max length : 120 cm FL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (Ref. 168); أعلا وزن تم نشرة: 12.5 kg (Ref. 40637)
الأشواك الظهرية (المجموع) : 15 - 17; الأشعة الظهرية الناعمة (المجموع) : 19 - 21; أشعه شرجية لينه: 19 - 22; فقرات: 45 - 46. Interpelvic process small and bifid. Body covered with small scales. Lateral line without auxiliary branches anteriorly, gradually curving down toward caudal peduncle. Intestine with 2 folds and 3 limbs. Juveniles have spots but develop adult pattern of interrupted lines by the time they reach 40 cm.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
Neritic species (Ref. 5313). Forms large schools in the Zanzibar Channel from March to September. Feeds mainly on anchovies (Anchoviella sp.), clupeids (Amblygaster sp., Sardinella fimbriata, Sardinella perforata [= Sardinella albella), other small fishes, squids, and mantis shrimps.
Life cycle and mating behavior
النضج | التكاثر | وضع البيض | بيض | الخصوبة | Larvae
Collette, B.B. and C.E. Nauen, 1983. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 2. Scombrids of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of tunas, mackerels, bonitos and related species known to date. Rome: FAO. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(2):137 p. (Ref. 168)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
استخدامات بشرية
مصائد: تجاري; لعبة سمكه: نعم
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (مرجع
123201): 20.4 - 25.4, mean 21.8 °C (based on 19 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (مرجع
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00871 (0.00439 - 0.01729), b=3.02 (2.86 - 3.18), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
مستوى غذائي (مرجع
69278): 4.2 ±0.77 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 1.9 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
growth studies.
المرونه (مرجع
120179): وسيط, الحد الزمني الأدني لتضاعف عدد أفراد المجتمع 1.4-4.4 سنة (tm=2).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (39 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 20.3 [8.9, 71.4] mg/100g; Iron = 0.893 [0.392, 2.210] mg/100g; Protein = 21.3 [20.0, 22.6] %; Omega3 = 0.411 [0.259, 0.665] g/100g; Selenium = 36.9 [13.0, 113.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 9.34 [2.03, 46.45] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.419 [0.273, 0.700] mg/100g (wet weight);
