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Selar crumenophthalmus (Bloch, 1793)

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Classification

Kingdom » Animalia

Phylum » Chordata

Class » Osteichthyes

Order » Carangiformes

Family » Carangidae

Genus » Selar

Species » crumenophthalmus

Selar crumenophthalmus (Bloch, 1793)
(Bigeye scad)

Description » (Wikipedia) The bigeye scad or big-eyed scad (Selar crumenophthalmus) is a species of oceanic fish found in tropical regions around the globe. Other common names include purse-eyed scad, goggle-eyed scad, akule, chicharro, charrito ojón, jacks, matang baka, mushimas and coulirou. The bigeye scad is fished commercially, both for human consumption and for bait.
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Local Name »

Locality/Distribution » [Santa Ana, Cagayan Valley]

Collectors/Field Observers » Maybelle A. Fortaleza

Species ID by » Maybelle A. Fortaleza

Institution/Project » University of the Philippines Mindanao DNA Barcoding NEC Project (DOST-MECO-TECO)

Collection Code » NEC_1812_STAA_039_A

Cite this page as: Nañola CL, Fortaleza MA, de Peralta GM, and Liao TY. 2023. Checklist of commercially important marine fishes in northeastern Luzon, Philippines. Unpublished data.

IUCN Conservation Status » Visit IUCN
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed:07 November 2013 (FishBase)

Sample Availability and Preservation » Tissue preserved in 95% ETOH; whole fish specimen fixed in formalin

GenBank Accession Number » N/A

Curated by » Maybelle Fortaleza

Last Updated » Sept. 7, 2023, 4:20 p.m.

Cite this page as: Nañola CL, Fortaleza MA, de Peralta GM, and Liao TY. 2023. Checklist of commercially important marine fishes in northeastern Luzon, Philippines. Unpublished data.

DNA Sequence »
Please contact: Maybelle Fortaleza (University of the Philippines Mindanao) via email: "mafortaleza@up.edu.ph"

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