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Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos) > Caranginae
Etymology: Platycaranx: Name derived from Greek 'platys' meaning 'fat', and Caranx for the type genus of Carangidae, referring to the highly compressed body.
More on author: Cuvier.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien; brak water rifbewoner; diepte 10 - 90 m (Ref. 121771), usually 30 - 60 m (Ref. 121771). Tropical; 31°N - 41°S, 25°E - 177°W
Indo-Pacific: East Africa (Ref. 3287) to Fiji, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to New Zealand.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 72.0 cm FL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 40637); common length : 65.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 5450); max. gepubliceerd gewicht: 4.4 kg (Ref. 40637)
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 9; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 18 - 20; Anale stekels: 3; Anale zachte stralen: 14 - 17. Color silvery, greenish above. Opercle with black spot. 20-37 weak scutes. Pectoral fins falcate. Scaleless breast to behind pelvic origin and laterally to pectoral base. Soft dorsal lobe falcate in young, becoming shorter than head in adults. First 2 anal spines detached.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Adults inhabit open waters of coastal reefs (Ref. 9710). Juveniles occur in inshore areas, including estuaries (Ref. 3287). Usually in small groups (Ref. 48635).
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 2025-2 (Global))
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: commercieel; sportvis: ja
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Gewenste temperatuur (Ref.
123201): 23.6 - 28.6, mean 27.5 °C (based on 309 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01862 (0.01180 - 0.02937), b=2.87 (2.74 - 3.00), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 4.3 ±0.5 se; based on diet studies.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (K=0.24-0.47;).
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (41 of 100).
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Voedingsstoffen (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 24.8 [11.2, 55.5] mg/100g; Iron = 1.1 [0.5, 2.6] mg/100g; Protein = 19.9 [17.3, 22.2] %; Omega3 = 0.139 [0.070, 0.289] g/100g; Selenium = 10.9 [4.4, 28.0] μg/100g; VitaminA = 50.7 [7.6, 350.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.576 [0.296, 1.278] mg/100g (wet weight); based on
nutrient studies.