Juan Fernandez trevally (Pseudocaranx chilensis)

Scientific name: Pseudocaranx chilensis Guichenot, 1848

Juan Fernandez trevally (Pseudocaranx chilensis)

The Juan Fernandez trevally (Pseudocaranx chilensis) is a marine fish of the family Carangidae. Native range: Southeast Pacific, San F?lix Island and the Juan Fern?ndez Islands.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pseudocaranx chilensis
Family
Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Southeast Pacific: San F?lix Island and the Juan Fern?ndez Islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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