Scomberomorus sierra
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Scomberomorus sierra is a Scombride that is important both as a sport fish and in commercial fishing. Itis highly valuedas a food fish .
description
The first dorsal fin of this fish consists of 15 to 18 hard rays , the second dorsal fin of 16 to 19 soft rays . The anal fin has 16 to 21 soft rays. There are seven to ten rafts above and below the tail stalk. The large, deeply split caudal fin is typical of a Scombrid . The pectoral fins usually have 21 soft rays each. The flanks are silvery, the back a little darker. There are several rows of yellowish, orange or brownish spots on the flanks. There is no swim bladder .
Distribution, habitat and biology
Scomberomorus sierra is distributed on the west coast of the American double continent from Baja California to the coast of Peru and around the Galapagos Islands . This species of fish prefers shallow coastal waters up to twelve meters deep. It feeds mainly on small herring- like species such as B. Anchovies . It is a group fish .
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literature
- Bruce B. Collette, Cornelia E. Nauen: Scombrids of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalog of tunas, mackerels, bonitos and related species known to date (= FAO Species Catalog. Vol. 2 = FAO Fisheries Synopsis. No. 125, Vol. 2). United Nations Development Program et al., Rome 1983, ISBN 92-5-101381-0 , ( complete edition ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Scomberomorus sierra on Fishbase.org (English)
- ↑ Bruce B. Collette, Cornelia E. Nauen: Scombrids of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalog of tunas, mackerels, bonitos and related species known to date (= FAO Species Catalog. Vol. 2 = FAO Fisheries Synopsis. No. 125, Vol. 2). United Nations Development Program et al., Rome 1983, ISBN 92-5-101381-0 .
Web links
- Scomberomorus sierra on Fishbase.org (English)
- Scomberomorus sierra inthe IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013.1. Posted by: Collette, B., Acero, A., Canales Ramirez, C., Cardenas, G., Carpenter, KE, Cotto, A., Medina, E., Guzman-Mora, A., Di Natale, A. , Montano Cruz, R., Nelson, R., Schaefer, K., Serra, R. & Yanez, E., 2011. Retrieved October 3, 2013.