Trachinotus africanus, Southern pompano : fisheries, gamefish, aquarium

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Trachinotus africanus Smith, 1967

Southern pompano
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Carangiformes (Jacks) > Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos) > Trachinotinae
Etymology: Trachinotus: Greek, trachys, -eia, -ys = rough + Greek,noton = back (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Smith.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 20 - 50 m (Ref. 28016). Tropical

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Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden and Oman, Mozambique and South Africa to western Indonesia.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 92.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3287); max. published weight: 14.1 kg (Ref. 3287)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 21-23; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 19 - 21.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Adults inhabit coastal areas with reefs or rocky outcrops (Ref. 3197). They are found normally in pairs on reefs but may be solitary or form schools (Ref. 5213, 90102). Juveniles in sheltered bays. Adults feed on mollusks (mussels) and crabs (Ref. 5213).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Smith-Vaniz, William F. | Collaborators

Smith-Vaniz, W.F., 1984. Carangidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean fishing area 51. Vol. 1. [pag. var.]. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 3287)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 17 July 2017

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial; gamefish: yes; aquarium: public aquariums
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Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 18.3 - 28.2, mean 26.2 °C (based on 49 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02042 (0.00851 - 0.04901), b=2.84 (2.65 - 3.03), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.4   ±0.35 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High vulnerability (57 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Medium.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 36.3 [16.0, 66.7] mg/100g; Iron = 0.608 [0.341, 1.244] mg/100g; Protein = 19.4 [17.4, 21.4] %; Omega3 = 0.103 [0.063, 0.184] g/100g; Selenium = 40.6 [21.7, 82.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 25.4 [6.5, 92.8] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.965 [0.641, 1.400] mg/100g (wet weight);