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Selene peruviana (Guichenot, 1866)
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Selene peruviana
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Overview
Main identification features
  • head rounded; forehead concave, short
  • dorsal and anal finslobes short
  • pelvic: tiny
  • juvenile: dorsal and anal finsshort, flank - dark spot
Dorsal rays VIII + I,20-24; anal rays II + I,16-19; dorsal and anal fin spines become embedded with age; gill rakers on first arch (excluding rudiments) 7-9 + 30-34; body superficially scaleless, scales very small and embedded; scutes in lateral line very weak; body somewhat rectangular and strongly compressed; head moderately deep with rounded nape and steep, slightly concave forehead-snout profile; dorsal and anal fin lobes short in adults; pelvic fins minute; juveniles with long front dorsal spines.

Overall silvery; pectoral and caudal fins yellowish; juvenile with a black spot on the flank.

Maximum size to 85 cm.

Habitat: demersal on sandy bottoms.

Depth: 1-50 m.

Southern California to the Gulf of California to Peru and the Galapagos.


Attributes
Abundance: Common.
Cites: Not listed.
Climate Zone: North Temperate (Californian Province &/or Northern Gulf of California); Northern Subtropical (Cortez Province + Sinaloan Gap); Northern Tropical (Mexican Province to Nicaragua + Revillagigedos); Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo); South Temperate (Peruvian Province ).
Depth Range Max: 50 m.
Depth Range Min: 1 m.
Diet: bony fishes; mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs).
Eastern Pacific Range: Northern limit=33; Southern limit=-9; Western limit=-118; Eastern limit=-78; Latitudinal range=42; Longitudinal range=40.
Egg Type: Pelagic; Pelagic larva.
Feeding Group: Carnivore.
FishBase Habitat: Bentho-Pelagic.
Global Endemism: Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic; East Pacific endemic; All species.
Habitat: Beach; Estuary; Sand & gravel; Soft bottom (mud, sand,gravel, beach, estuary & mangrove); Soft bottom only.
Inshore Offshore: Inshore; Inshore Only.
IUCN Red List: Not evaluated / Listed.
Length Max: 85 cm.
Regional Endemism: Island (s); Continent; Continent + Island (s); TEP endemic; All species.
Residency: Resident.
Salinity: Brackish; Marine; Freshwater.
Water Column Position: Bottom; Near Bottom; Bottom + water column;


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References
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Selene peruviana ( Guichenot , 1866 )

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes( genus , species ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Carangiformes (Jacks) > Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos) > Caranginae
Etymology: Selene: Greek, selene = moon (Ref. 45335 ) .
More on author: Guichenot .

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

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 0 - 50 m (Ref. 9283 ). Subtropical; 34°N - 18°S, 118°W - 70°W

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Eastern Pacific: Redondo Beach in southern California, USA to Peru; rare north of Baja California, Mexico.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L m   ?   range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 55763 ); common length : 24.0 cm FL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9283 )

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Body very short, deep, and compressed; lower branch of first gill arch with 30 to 35 gill rakers; dorsal fin with 8 spines followed by another spine and 21 to 24 soft rays (VIII1, 21-24); anterior lobe of second dorsal and anal fins not elongated in adults; anterior dorsal spines prolonged in juveniles; body scaleless; lateral line scutes very weak and poorly differentiated; body silvery to gold with metallic blue highlights; juveniles silvery, with a dark oval stain on the straight part of the lateral line (ref. 55763 ).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Adults are found in coastal waters up to at least 50 m depth (Ref. 9283 ). They generally form schools near the bottom (Ref. 9283 ). Juveniles are encountered near the surface (Ref. 9283 ). They feed on small fishes and crustaceans (Ref. 9283 ). Marketed fresh and salted or dried (Ref. 9283 ).

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

Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann , 1983. A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Boston (MA, USA): Houghton Mifflin Company. xii+336 p. (Ref. 2850 )

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435 )

  Least Concern (LC)  ; Date assessed: 30 April 2008

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361 )

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: minor commercial FAO - Fisheries: landings ; Publication: search | FishSource |

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201 ): 20.5 - 28.4, mean 25.1 °C (based on 68 cells). Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804 ):  PD 50 = 0.5039   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01738 (0.01092 - 0.02766), b=2.83 (2.70 - 2.96), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245 ). Trophic level (Ref. 69278 ):  4.3   ±0.5 se; based on diet studies. Resilience (Ref. 120179 ):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  Low to moderate vulnerability (30 of 100). Price category (Ref. 80766 ):   Medium . Nutrients (Ref. 124155 ):  Calcium = 78.7 [38.4, 176.8] mg/100g; Iron = 1.24 [0.61, 2.65] mg/100g; Protein = 17.8 [15.7, 20.2] %; Omega3 = 0.296 [0.153, 0.593] g/100g; Selenium = 25.7 [11.0, 58.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 17.2 [4.4, 65.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.553 [0.352, 0.864] mg/100g (wet weight);

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