Chloroscombrus chrysurus
Atlantic Bumper
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G5
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Perciformes (Perciformes, Also Called the Acanthopteri)
Carangidae (Jacks)
Chloroscombrus
Chloroscombrus chrysurus (Atlantic Bumper)
Description
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Characters
Ovate and compressed body shape, dorsal fins close together and about the same height, upper caudal fin lobe longer than lower caudal fin lobe, dorsal profile of head slightly convex, anterior naris oval shaped with a flap on posterior margin, posterior naris oval shaped and just behind anterior naris, eye with poorly developed adipose eyelid, maxilla extends nearly to anterior margin of eye, jaw teeth villiform and slightly recurved, preopercular margin smooth, gill rakers on first arch lathlike with 9-12 on upper limb and 30-37 on lower limb, branchiostegal rays 7, pectoral fin falcate with 18-20 rays, first dorsal fin with 8 spines, second dorsal fin with 1 spine and 25-28 rays, anal fin with 2 free spines followed by 1 spine and 25-28 rays, chest fully scaled, lateral line strongly arched anteriorly with 6-12 weak scutes on posterior straight section, caudal peduncle lacks keels, vertebrae 24 (10 precaudal and 14 caudal)
Metallic blue dorsally and silvery white ventrally, with black saddle on caudal peduncle
Distribution
Coastal waters from Massachusetts and Bermuda to Uruguay, including the northern and southern Gulf of Mexico
Northern and southern Gulf of Mexico
Habitat Associations
Coastal marine and brackish waters, schooling species
Juveniles occur far offshore and are frequently associated with jellyfishes
Biology
Maximum known size is about 367 mm TL
Adults are found over soft bottoms of the continental shelf; sometimes forming schools near the surface (Ref. 5217). Marine pelagic species very common in coastal lagoons and estuaries (Ref. 57392). They feed on fish, cephalopods, zooplankton and detritus (Ref. 28587). Juveniles common in brackish estuaries and often associated with jellyfish (Ref. 5217). Marketed fresh and salted.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external; nonguarders (open water/substratum egg scatterers); parental care: none.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2012-08-20. Resilience: Medium (K=0.22-0.56).
Commercial or Environmental Importance
Fisheries: commercial.
References
Longley and Hildebrand 1941
Hoese and Moore 1977
Hoese and Moore 1998
Robins and Ray 1986
Smith-Vaniz 1986a
Smith-Vaniz 2002c
Cervigón 1993b
Schaldach et al. 1997
Smith 1997
Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999
Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999
Smith-Vaniz, W.F. (1986) Carangidae. p. 638-661. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Cervigón, F., R. Cipriani, W. Fischer, L. Garibaldi, M. Hendrickx, A.J. Lemus, R. Márquez, J.M. Poutiers, G. Robaina and B. Rodriguez (1992) Fichas FAO de identificación de especies para los fines de la pesca. Guía de campo de las especies comerciales marinas y de aquas salobres de la costa septentrional de Sur América. FAO, Rome. 513 p. Preparado con el financiamento de la Comisión de Comunidades Europeas y de NORAD.
Smith-Vaniz, W.F., J.-C. Quéro and M. Desoutter (1990) Carangidae. p. 729-755. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2.
Uyeno, T., K. Matsuura and E. Fujii (eds.) (1983) Fishes trawled off Suriname and French Guiana. Japan Marine Fishery Resource Research Center, Tokyo, Japan. 519 p.
Smith, C.L. (1997) National Audubon Society field guide to tropical marine fishes of the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico, Florida, the Bahamas, and Bermuda. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York. 720 p.
Gómez-Canchong, P., L. Manjarrés M., L.O. Duarte and J. Altamar (2004) Atlas pesquero del area norte del Mar Caribe de Colombia. Universidad del Magadalena, Santa Marta. 230 p.
Bauchot, M.-L. (2003) Carangidae. p. 464-483 In C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux douce et saumâtres de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, Tome 2. Coll. Faune et Flore tropicales 40. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgique, Museum National d'Histoire Naturalle, Paris, France and Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France. 815 p.
Gross, M.R. and R. Shine (1981) Parental care and mode of fertilization in ectothermic vertebrates. Evolution 35(4):775-793.
IUCN (2016) Chloroscombrus chrysurus IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016-3. IUCN 2016. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. [Accessed: January 24, 2017].
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