www.fao.org Copyright Michel Lamboeuf · 0 Seriola peruana Click on images or map to enlarge and for details. 80x5 - 240x3 - 240x4 - 320x1 - 320x2 - 320x3 - 640x1 - 640x2 Set display option above. Click on image to enlarge. © Copyright Photographer/SFTEP, 2002 · 0 Seriola peruana

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Main identification features body tan;fins dark dorsal fin and a: front low snout short, round mouth ends mid-pupil gill rakers 30-34 Snout short, rounded; mouth ends under center of pupil; dorsal rays VII+I,31-35; anal rays II (reduced or embedded in large fish) + I,20-22; gill rakers on first arch (excluding rudiments) 30-34 (9-11 + 21-23); lateral line with slight arch over pectoral region; no scutes; pectoral short; grooves present on dorsal and ventral surface of tail fin base, but no lateral fleshy keel. Olivaceous to bluish on back, sides silvery to slightly bronzy; fins somewhat dusky; no bars or stripe on head or body. Size: reaches at least 73 cm, common to 40 cm. Habitat: coastal pelagic and demersal. Depth: 0-30 m. The lower half of the Gulf of California to Peru, including the Galapagos. Attributes Abundance: Common. Cites: Not listed. Climate Zone: Northern Tropical (Mexican Province to Nicaragua + Revillagigedos); Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo); South Temperate (Peruvian Province ); Northern Subtropical (Cortez Province + Sinaloan Gap). Depth Range Max: 30 m. Depth Range Min: 0 m. Diet: bony fishes; mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs); octopus/squid/cuttlefish. Eastern Pacific Range: Northern limit=27; Southern limit=-12; Western limit=-112; Eastern limit=-76; Latitudinal range=39; Longitudinal range=36. 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: Rocks; Reef (rock &/or coral); Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom); Water column. Inshore Offshore: Inshore; Inshore Only. IUCN Red List: Not evaluated / Listed. Length Max: 73 cm. Regional Endemism: Island (s); Continent; Continent + Island (s); TEP endemic; All species. Residency: Resident. Salinity: Marine; Marine Only. Water Column Position: Mid Water; Near Bottom; Near Surface; Near Bottom; Bottom; Bottom + water column;

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References

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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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