Tematica Pesci

Rachycentron canadum Linnaeus, 1766

Phylum: Chordata Haeckel, 1874

Subphylum: Vertebrata Lamarck J-B., 1801

Classe: Actinopterygii Klein, 1885

Ordine: Perciformes Bleeker, 1859

Famiglia: Rachycentridae Jordan & Evermann, 1896

Genere: Rachycentron Kaup, 1826

Descrizione

È un pesce dal corpo allungato e idrodinamico, snello e muscoloso. Le pinne sono corte e triangolari. La livrea è semnplice, raggiunge una lunghezza massima di 2 m per un peso di 70 kg. Il periodo riproduttivo avviene tra aprile e settembre. Le uova e le larve concorrono a formare il plancton oceanico. Gli adulti sono prede delle Lampughe. Si nutre di granchi, bivalvi, polpi e pesci. Questa specie è pescata in ambito di pesca sportiva e per l'alimentazione umana.

Diffusione

Questa specie è diffusa nel Mar Rosso e in tutte le acque costiere tropicali e subtropicali dei tre oceani.

Sinonimi

= Apolectus niger Bloch, 1793 = Centronotus gardenii Lacepède, 1801 = Centronotus spinosus Mitchill, 1815 = Elacate atlantica Cuvier, 1832 = Elacate bivittata Cuvier, 1832 = Elacate canada Linnaeus, 1766 = Elacate falcipinnis Gosse, 1851 = Elacate malabarica Cuvier, 1832 = Elacate motta Cuvier, 1829 = Elacate nigerrima Swainson, 1839 = Elacate nigra Bloch, 1793 = Elacate pondiceriana Cuvier, 1832 = Gasterosteus canadus Linnaeus, 1766 = Meladerma nigerrima Swainson, 1839 = Naucrates niger Bloch, 1793 = Rachycentron typus Kaup, 1826 = Scomber niger Bloch, 1793 = Thynnus canadensis Gronow, 1854.

Bibliografia

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–Rao, Shreesha; Pham, Trung Hieu; Poudyal, Sayuj; Cheng, Li-Wu; Nazareth, Sandra Celenia; Wang, Pei-Chi; Chen, Shih-Chu (2021). "First report on genetic characterization, cell-surface properties and pathogenicity of Lactococcus garvieae , emerging pathogen isolated from cage-cultured cobia (Rachycentron canadum)". Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 69 (3): 1197-1211.

	Data: 02/01/1968 Emissione: Lo sport della pesca Stato: British Virgin Islands

	Data: 22/12/1988 Emissione: Pesca sportiva Stato: Commonwealth of Dominica