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Atropus atropos (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Cleftbelly trevally
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Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported from the Penghu Islands (Ref. 55073). Also Ref. 43515.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/tw.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Shen, S.C. (ed.), 1993
National Database: The Fish Database of Taiwan

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names आम नाम | उपशब्द | Catalog of Fishes(वर्ग, प्रजाति) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Carangiformes (Jacks) > Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos) > Caranginae
Etymology: Atropus: The name of the Parcae, fates of Roman mythology (Ref. 45335).
  More on authors: Bloch & Schneider.

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

समुद्री; ऐम्फिढरोमस (Ref. 51243); गहराई सीमा 5 - 100 m (Ref. 52753).   Tropical; 40°N - 12°S, 47°E - 143°E

वितरण देश | ऐफ ऐ ओ क्षेत्र | Ecosystems | संयोग | Point map | भूमिका | Faunafri

Indo-West Pacific.

Length at first maturity / आकार / वज़न / Age

Maturity: Lm 21.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 31.6 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 121654)

Short description पहचान कुंजी | आकृति विज्ञान | मौरफोमैटरिक्स

पृष्ठीय रीढ़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 9; पृष्ठीय सौफट रेज़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 21 - 22; गुदा कांटा: 3; ऐनल सौफट रेज़: 17 - 18. This species is easily recognized by its long pelvic fin which fit into a groove along the midline of the belly when depressed. Scutes are present along its straight lateral line. Adult males have prolonged middle rays in the soft dorsal and anal fins. This species attains 25 cm in SL.

जीवविज्ञान     शब्द संग्रह (उदाहरणार्थ epibenthic)

Adults are common in shallow coastal waters where they often swim near the surface. They feed mainly on shrimps, copepods, decapod crustaceans and small fish.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | पुनरुत्पत्ति | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | लार्वा

Main reference Upload your references | संदर्भ | संयोजक : Smith-Vaniz, William F. | सहयोगीयो

Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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