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Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos) > Caranginae
Etymology: Megalaspis: Greek, megas, megalos = great + Greek, aspis,-idos = shield (Ref. 45335).
Environnement / Climat / Gamme
Écologie
; marin; saumâtre récifal; profondeur 20 - 100 m (Ref. 28016). Tropical, preferred 27°C (Ref. 107945); 47°N - 22°S, 40°E - 156°E (Ref. 54577)
Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to Japan and Australia.
Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm 22.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 80.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 3287); common length : 45.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 5450); poids max. publié: 4.0 kg (Ref. 4883)
Épines dorsales (Total): 9; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total): 18-20; Épines anales 3; Rayons mous anaux: 16 - 17.
Adults are primarily oceanic, pelagic schooling species rarely seen on reefs (Ref. 48635, 90102). They feed mainly on fishes (Ref. 5213). Generally marketed fresh (Ref. 5284).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: hautement commercial
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01349 (0.01203 - 0.01512), b=2.94 (2.91 - 2.97), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.9 ±0.64 se; Based on food items.
Résilience (Ref.
69278): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (K=0.13(?)-0.35;).
Vulnérabilité (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (36 of 100) .