Malaysia country information

Common names: Aya, Aya jalur, Aya Jepun
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Also Ref. 27550.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Collette, B.B. and C.E. Nauen, 1983
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Classificação / Names

Actinopterygii (peixes com raios nas barbatanas) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Scombridae (Mackerels, tunas, bonitos) > Scombrinae
Nomes comuns | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

鲣, Тунец полосатый (=скипджек), Listao, ... more

Referência principal

Collette, B.B. and C.E. Nauen. 1983. (Ref. 168)
Referências | Bibliografia | Coordenador : Collette, Bruce B. | Colaboradores

Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Max length : 110 cm FL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 89423); common length : 80.0 cm FL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 168); Peso máx. publicado: 34.5 kg (Ref. 168); Idade máx. registada: 12 anos (Ref. 168)

Length at first maturity
L_m 40.0, range 40 - 45 cm

Ambiente

; marinhas; oceanódromo; intervalo de profundidade 0 - 260 m (Ref. 9340), usually 0 - ? m (Ref. 55287)

Clima / Intervalo

Tropical; 15°C - 30°C (Ref. 168), preferred 27°C (Ref. 107945); 63°N - 47°S, 180°W - 180°E

Distribuição

Cosmopolitan in tropical and warm-temperate waters. Not found in the Black Sea. Highly migratory species, Annex I of the 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea (Ref. 26139).
Países | Áreas FAO | Ecossistemas | Ocorrências | Introduções

Descrição breve

Espinhos dorsais (total): 14 - 16; Raios dorsais moles (total): 14-15; Espinhos anais 0; Raios anais moles: 14 - 15; Vértebras: 41. Interpelvic process small and bifid. Body without scales except for the corselet and the lateral line. Swim bladder absent. The back is dark purplish blue, lower sides and belly silvery, with 4 to six very conspicuous longitudinal dark bands which in live specimens may appear as continuous lines of dark blotches.

Found in offshore waters; larvae restricted to waters with surface temperatures of 15°C to 30°C (Ref. 6390). Exhibit a strong tendency to school in surface waters with birds, drifting objects, sharks, whales and may show a characteristic behavior like jumping, feeding, foaming, etc. Feed on fishes, crustaceans, cephalopods and mollusks; cannibalism is common. Spawn throughout the year in the tropics, eggs released in several portions (Ref. 35388). Eggs and larvae are pelagic (Ref. 6769). Preyed upon by large pelagic fishes (Ref. 6885). Also taken by trolling on light tackle using plugs, spoons, feathers, or strip bait (Ref. 9684). Marketed fresh, frozen or canned (Ref. 9340); also dried-salted and smoked (Ref. 9987).