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Perilla L.
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Common names: mackerel (English), caballa (Espanol), macarela (Espanol) Scomber japonicus Houttuyn, 1782 Pacific chub mackerel, Chub mackerel Body elongate, rounded; fatty eyelid covering nearly all of eye; teeth at front and sides of roof of mouth; 2 well separated dorsal fins; first dorsal with IX-X spines, distance between the 2 dorsals less than length of base of first dorsal fin; 5 finlets after second dorsal and anal fins; pectoral fins high; tail deeply forked; two small keels on each side of the slender tail base; lateral line simple; entire body covered with small scales. Silver; back with blackish, oblique wavy lines; no spotted lines on belly. Size: attains 64 cm. Habitat: epipelagic, coastal; occurs in schools and undergoes extensive summer migrations into temperate regions. Depth: 0- 300 m. Indo-Pacific; mainly in subtropical and temperate seas; in the eastern Pacific it ranges from Alaska to Chile and most of the offshore islands |
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64.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 9015)); max. published weight: 2,900 g (Ref. 26550); max. reported age: 18 years (Ref. 35185)
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Feeding Group: Carnivore, Planktivore
Diet: octopus/squid/cuttlefish, Pelagic crustacea, zooplankton, pelagic fish eggs, pelagic fish larvae, bony fishes
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Least Concern (LC)
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體紡錘形,稍側扁;背緣和腹緣淺弧形;尾柄細短,尾鰭基部兩側各具2條小隆起脊。頭中大,稍側扁。吻鈍尖,稍大於眼徑。眼中大,位近頭的背緣,具發達之脂性眼瞼。口大,端位,斜裂;上下頜等長,上下頜各具細齒一列,上頜齒有時不明顯;鋤骨、腭骨和舌上均無齒。鰓耙正常,第一鰓弓上之下枝鰓耙數為25-35。體及頰部被圓鱗;側線完全,沿背側延伸,伸達尾鰭基。第一背鰭具硬棘IX-X,與第二背鰭起點距離遠,其後具5個離鰭;臀鰭與第二背鰭同形;尾鰭深叉形。體背側藍黑色,具深藍色不規則之斑紋,班紋僅延伸至側線上下,側線下方無斑點;腹部銀白而微帶黃色。
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to 50 cm fork length, common to 30 cm.
Seasonal migrations may be very extended, the fish in the northern hemisphere moving further northward with increased summer temperatures, and southwards for overwintering and spawning. The reverse pattern generally applies to populations in the southern hemisphere. Feeds on zooplankton such as copepod, krill and small fish (Ref. 39882, 54164) also on feeds on fish, plants and invertebrates (Ref. 9142).
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Source | http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/170306 |
Scomber japonicus ZBK Houttuyn, 1782
Aegean Sea : 23500-449 (1 spc.), 1969 , M. Demir ; 23500-456 (2 spc.) ; 23500-708 (1 spc.), January 2001 , Bozcaada Island , trammel net , 30 m, L. Eryilmaz . Mediterranean Sea : 23500-764 (3 spc.), 29.04.2005 , Samandagi , beach seine , C. Dalyan .
- Nurettin Meriç, Lütfiye Eryilmaz, Müfit Özulug (2007): A catalogue of the fishes held in the Istanbul University, Science Faculty, Hydrobiology Museum. Zootaxa 1472, 29-54: 51-51, URL:http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:428F3980-C1B8-45FF-812E-0F4847AF6786
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Schooling by size is well developed and initiates at approximately 3 cm. May also form schools with @Sarda chiliensis@, @Trachurus symmetricus@ and @Sardinops sagax@ (Ref. 9340). Found near the surface of inshore and offshore waters (Ref. 11035). Feeds on copepods and other crustaceans, small pelagic fishes and squids. Eggs and larvae are pelagic. May migrate north during the summer and south during winter (to spawn) (Ref. 9340). Is preyed upon by tuna, marlins, other big fishes, sharks and pelicans (Ref. 9340). In St. Helena, generally captured at night when it moves near the surface to feed but occasionally caught during daytime in deep water. Also taken with encircling nets, set nets, beach seines and troll lines (Ref. 9340). Commercially cultured in Japan. Marketed fresh, frozen, smoked, salted and occasionally canned (Ref. 9684). Eaten fried, broiled and baked (Ref. 9988).
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