Mexican moonfish (Selene orstedii)

Scientific name: Selene orstedii L?tken, 1880

Mexican moonfish (Selene orstedii)

The Mexican moonfish (Selene orstedii) is a marine fish of the family Carangidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Baja California, Mexico to Colombia.

Biology

Body very deep, short and compressed; lower branch of first gill arch with 14 to 17 gill rakers; dorsal fin with 8 spines followed by another spine and 17 to 18 soft rays (VII1, 17-18); anterior lobes of second dorsal and anal fins elongated in adults; anterior dorsal spines greatly prolonged in juveniles; body scaleless; lateral line scutes very weak and poorly differentiated; body silvery with metallic blue green highlights; juveniles yellowish, with 4 or 5 interrupted, dark, transverse bars.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Selene orstedii
Family
Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
33.0
Common length
25.0
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Baja California, Mexico to Colombia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (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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