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Click on image to enlarge. www.fao.org Copyright Michel Lamboeuf · 0 Trachurus symmetricus 3 thumbnails  •  slide show español Overview Main identification features large spiny scales all lateral line curved part ll: spine height less than 44 percent eye Dorsal rays VIII + I, 31-33, without finlet behind; anal rays II+I, 26-30; gill rakers on first arch (excluding rudiments) 14-18 + 38-43; lateral line moderately arched anteriorly; scales in curved part as well as straight part of lateral line enlarged large and scute-like, those on curved part of lateral line smaller in this species than in T. murphyi (height= 25-44% vs 61-85% of eye diameter, respectively); body long and slender, slightly compressed; pectorals long, reach origin of anal fin. Metallic blue to olive green on back, lower two-thirds paler, usually whitish to silvery; no distinctive markings except black spot on upper edge of gill opening. Size: reaches about 81 cm, common to 55 cm. Habitat: a coastal pelagic species. Depth: 0-400 m. Alaska to the tip of Baja. T. murphyi which occurs in the southern part of our region is the sister species of T. symmetricus. 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). Depth Range Max: 400 m. Depth Range Min: 0 m. Diet: Pelagic crustacea; bony fishes; zooplankton; pelagic fish larvae; pelagic fish eggs. Eastern Pacific Range: Northern limit=55; Southern limit=24; Western limit=-150; Eastern limit=-110; Latitudinal range=31; Longitudinal range=40. Egg Type: Pelagic; Pelagic larva. Feeding Group: Carnivore; Planktivore. FishBase Habitat: Pelagic. Global Endemism: TEP non-endemic; East Pacific endemic; All species. Habitat: Water column. Inshore Offshore: Inshore; Inshore Only. IUCN Red List: Not evaluated / Listed. Length Max: 81 cm. Regional Endemism: Continent; Temperate Eastern Pacific, primarily; California province, primarily; Continent only; Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) non-endemic; All species. Residency: Resident. Salinity: Marine; Marine Only. Water Column Position: Mid Water; Near Surface; Water column only; Names Scientific source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System Links to other sites Fishbase Catalog of Fishes Integrated Taxonomic Information System References Ayres, W. O., 1855., Description of new species of Californian fishes. A number of short notices read before the Society at several meetings in 1855., Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 1), 1:23-77. Cárdenas, L., Hernández, CE., Poulin, E., Magoulas, A., Kornfield, I., Ojeda, F.P., 2005., Origin, diversification, and historical biogeography of the genus \., . Eschmeyer , W. N. , Herald , E. S. and Hamman, H., 1983., A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America from the Gulf of Alaska to Baja California. 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Stepien , C.A. and Rosenblatt, R.H., 1996., Genetic divergence in antitropical pelagic marine fishes (Trachurus, Merluccius, and Scomber) between North and South America., Copeia, 1996:586-598. Van der Heiden , A. M. and Findley, L. T., 1988., Lista de los peces marinos del sur de Sinaloa, México., Anales del Centro de Ciencias del Mar y Limnologia de la Universidad Autonoma Nacional de Mexico, 15:209-224. Walker, B. W. and Baldwin, W. J., 1964., Provisional check list of fishes of the Revillagigedo islands., 18 pp. Acknowledgements Ross Robertson, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute I thank Ashley MacDonald and John Pickering, University of Georgia, for technical support in building this page. 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