Common names from other countries
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
Pelágico; rango de profundidad 0 - 3000 m (Ref. 83346). Tropical; 20°C - ? (Ref. 75906); 90°N - 90°S, 180°W - 180°E
Atlantic Ocean and Indo-Pacific. Tropical and subtropical.
Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 1,550 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 1394); peso máximo publicado: 25.0 t (Ref. 1394)
Depth range based on reported depth in Angola (Ref. 83346). Found both offshore, near the coast in many areas (Ref. 1394) and shelf waters (Ref. 122680). Commonly in groups of 10 to 20 individuals on feeding grounds (Ref. 801). They are active lunge feeders (Ref. 1394). Known as 'gulpers,' feeding in separate events, often lunging at large schools of fish (Ref. 122680). Feeds primarily on fish, but they also take invertebrates (Ref. 1394) like krill (Ref. 122680). Oceanodromous (Ref. 75906).
Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber. 1993. (Ref. 1394)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Human uses
Pesquerías: comercial
FAO - pesquerías: landings, species profile | FishSource | Sea Around Us
Herramientas
Fuentes de Internet
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 1.3 - 9.2, mean 2 (based on 18026 cells).
Vulnerability
Very high vulnerability (87 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.