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Euthynnus alletteratus (Rafinesque, 1810)
LITTLE TUNNY
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Euthynnus alletteratus ( Rafinesque , 1810 )

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Scombriformes (Mackerels) > Scombridae (Mackerels, tunas, bonitos) > Scombrinae
Etymology: Euthynnus: Greek, eu = good + Greek, thynnos = tunna (Ref. 45335 ) .
More on author: Rafinesque .

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

Marine; brackish; pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243 ); depth range 1 - 150 m (Ref. 28173 ). Tropical; 56°N - 30°S, 92°W - 42°E

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Atlantic Ocean: in tropical and subtropical waters, including the Mediterranean, Black Sea, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico. Highly migratory species

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L m 41.8   range ? - 60 cm
Max length : 122 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26340 ); common length : 80.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5217 ); max. published weight: 16.5 kg (Ref. 40637 ); max. reported age: 10 years (Ref. 28173 )

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 15 - 16; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-13; Anal spines : 0; Anal soft rays : 11 - 15; Vertebrae : 39. Anterior spines of first dorsal fin much higher than the those mid-way, giving the fin a strongly concave outline. Interpelvic process small and bifid. Body naked except for corselet and lateral line. Swim bladder absent. Incipient protuberances on 33rd and 34th vertebrae. Back with broken oblique stripes (Ref. 168 ). Caudal peduncle with 7-8 finlets. Dark stripes on the back and with 3-7 dark spots between pelvic and pectoral fins (Ref. 35388 ).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found in neritic waters close inshore (Ref. 13628 ). This schooling species is an opportunistic predator which feeds on virtually everything within its range, i.e. crustaceans, fishes (mainly clupeoid), squids, heteropods and tunicates. Eggs and larvae are pelagic (Ref. 6769 ). Specialized traps (madragues) are used in Tunisia and Morocco. Diving bird flocks may indicate large schools (Ref. 9710 ). Utilized fresh, dried-salted, smoked, canned and frozen (Ref. 9987 ). A popular game fish (Ref. 9710 ).

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

Eggs are shed in several batches when the water is warmest.

Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Collette, Bruce B. | Collaborators

Collette, B.B. and C.E. Nauen , 1983. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 2. Scombrids of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of tunas, mackerels, bonitos and related species known to date. Rome: FAO. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(2):137 p. (Ref. 168 )

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435 )

  Least Concern (LC)  ; Date assessed: 01 March 2022

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361 )

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 30303 )





Human uses

Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes FAO - Fisheries: landings ; Publication: search | FIRMS - Stock assessments | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201 ): 11.5 - 27.8, mean 23.3 °C (based on 1094 cells). Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804 ):  PD 50 = 0.6250   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00866 - 0.01154), b=3.06 (3.02 - 3.10), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245 ). Trophic level (Ref. 69278 ):  4.5   ±0.0 se; based on diet studies. Resilience (Ref. 120179 ):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.13-0.22; tm=2; tmax=8; Fec=71,000). Prior r = 0.57, 95% CL = 0.37 - 0.85, Based on 5 stock assessments. Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  Moderate vulnerability (41 of 100). Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649 ):  Moderate vulnerability (40 of 100). Price category (Ref. 80766 ):   Medium . Nutrients (Ref. 124155 ):  Calcium = 15.6 [6.9, 118.0] mg/100g; Iron = 1.86 [0.70, 4.94] mg/100g; Protein = 23.1 [21.1, 24.8] %; Omega3 = 0.228 [0.133, 0.398] g/100g; Selenium = 58.4 [30.9, 111.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 24.3 [5.5, 105.8] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.487 [0.245, 1.888] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.

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