Max. size: 170 cm TL max. published weight: 7,140 g
Environment: reef-associated; marine
Climate: tropical; 30°N - 24°S
Importance: fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience: Very low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years
(Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:
Gazetteer Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the central Indian Ocean and French
Polynesia. Eastern Pacific: Mexico and Panama. The exact range is uncertain because of
confusion with Sphyraena jello and Sphyraena putnamae (Ref. 9768).
Morphology: Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 9; Anal spines: 2;
Anal soft rays: 7 – 9. Many dark bars crossing lateral line on body, each bar oblique in
upper half, but nearly vertical in the lower; caudal fin largely blackish. No gill rakers on
first arch; upper and lower gill arch with rough platelets, each platelet not bearing distinct
spine.
Biology: Found near current-swept lagoon and seaward reefs. Usually seen in large
semi-stationary schools during the day which have a tendency to occupy the same site
for months or even years at a time. Probably disperses at night to feed. Often hooked by
trolling between dusk and dawn.
Environment: reef-associated; marine
Climate: tropical; 30°N - 24°S
Importance: fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience: Very low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years
(Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:
Gazetteer Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the central Indian Ocean and French
Polynesia. Eastern Pacific: Mexico and Panama. The exact range is uncertain because of
confusion with Sphyraena jello and Sphyraena putnamae (Ref. 9768).
Morphology: Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 9; Anal spines: 2;
Anal soft rays: 7 – 9. Many dark bars crossing lateral line on body, each bar oblique in
upper half, but nearly vertical in the lower; caudal fin largely blackish. No gill rakers on
first arch; upper and lower gill arch with rough platelets, each platelet not bearing distinct
spine.
Biology: Found near current-swept lagoon and seaward reefs. Usually seen in large
semi-stationary schools during the day which have a tendency to occupy the same site
for months or even years at a time. Probably disperses at night to feed. Often hooked by
trolling between dusk and dawn.
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Sphyraenidae
