| Family: |
Scombridae (Mackerels, tunas, bonitos), subfamily: Scombrinae |
| Max. size: |
77 cm FL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 3,600.0 g |
| Environment: |
pelagic-neritic; brackish; marine; depth range - 15 m, oceanodromous |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Central Pacific: endemic to the northern Gulf of California. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 15-18; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-20; Anal soft rays: 19-23; Vertebrae: 46-48. Interpelvic process small and bifid. Swim bladder absent. Lateral line gradually curving down toward caudal peduncle. Intestine with 2 folds and 3 limbs. Males with no streaks or spots while females have two alternate series of brown spots on sides. Body entire covered with small scales, no anterior corselet. |
| Biology: |
It is now extinct outside the Gulf of California. Supports a commercial net fishery close inshore, in estuaries and coastal marshes (Ref. 9987). Its biology is almost completely unknown. This fishery operates on a relict of the original population. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 19 February 2011 (A4cd) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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