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Scomberomorus sierra Jordan and Starks, 1895
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Scomberomorus sierra
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Scomberomorus sierra

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Scomberomorus sierra

Scomberomorus sierra
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Scomberomorus sierra
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Overview
Main identification features
  • silver, 3-4 rows orange spots on side
  • front of dorsal fin black
Elongate, strongly compressed; snout shorter than rest of head; teeth strongly compressed, triangular; base of tail with 3 keels; dorsal fins close together, the first relatively low with XV-XVIII spines; second dorsal higher than first with 16-19 rays followed by 7-10 finlets; anal fin similar in shape and height to second dorsal, with 16-21 rays followed by 7-10 finlets; gill rakers on first arch 2-4 + 9-14; lateral line gradually curving down toward tail base.

Bronze-green to greenish blue on back, silvery white on lower sides and belly; series of dark grey bars on sides; anterior half of first dorsal fin jet black, posterior half white; pectoral fins dusky.

Size: attains 112 cm and at least 7.3 Kg.

Habitat: occurs in schools in coastal seas.

Depth: 0-15 m.

Southern California to the Gulf of California to Peru, including the Galapagos Islands, Cocos and Malpelo


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: 15 m.
Depth Range Min: 0 m.
Diet: bony fishes; octopus/squid/cuttlefish.
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: Pelagic.
Global Endemism: Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic; East Pacific endemic; All species.
Habitat: Water column.
Inshore Offshore: Inshore; Inshore Only.
IUCN Red List: Not evaluated / Listed.
Length Max: 112 cm.
Regional Endemism: Island (s); Continent; Continent + Island (s); TEP endemic; All species.
Residency: Resident.
Salinity: Brackish; Marine.
Water Column Position: Mid Water; Near Surface; Surface; Water column only;


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