Rastrelliger kanagurta Indian Mackerel, Longjaw Mackerel

Rastrelliger kanagurta is commonly referred to as Indian Mackerel, Longjaw Mackerel. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

3385 

AphiaID:

127020 

Scientific:

Rastrelliger kanagurta 

German:

Großmaul-Makrele 

English:

Indian Mackerel, Longjaw Mackerel 

Category:

Makrellfisk 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Scombridae (Family) > Rastrelliger (Genus) > kanagurta (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Cuvier, ), 1816 

Occurrence:

Eritrea, Hong Kong, Djibouti, Kuwait, Sudan, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate, (the) Maldives, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Comores, East Africa, Egypt, Fiji, Guam, Gulf of Oman / Oman, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Irak, Iran, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Micronesia, Mozambique, Myanmar, New Caledonia, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Red Sea, Réunion , Samoa, Saudi Arabia, South America, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, Timor, Tokelau, Tonga, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Western Pacific Ocean, Yemen 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

20 - 90 Meter 

Habitats:

Coastal waters, Lagoons, Port facilities, Seawater, Sea water, Water column 

Size:

6.69" - 14.17" (17cm - 36cm) 

Temperature:

23,7 °F - 28,3 °F (23,7°C - 28,3°C) 

Food:

Crustacean larvae , Diatoms, Fish eggs, Fish larvae, Phytoplankton, Worms, Zooplankton 

Difficulty:

suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Rastrelliger brachysoma
• Rastrelliger faughni
• 
  Rastrelliger kanagurta
  Großmaul-Makrele

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2010-11-13 17:34:10 

Last edit:

2024-09-16 19:21:07 

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