Common names from other countries
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
Océanodrome (Ref. 75906); profondeur 0 - 2000 m, usually 1 - 50 m. Tropical; 90°N - 90°S, 15°E - 180°E
Indian Ocean and Western Pacific Ocean.
Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?, range 208 - 220 cm Max length : 270 cm BL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 104989); poids max. publié: 230.0 kg (Ref. 104988)
They prefer living on seagrass meadows and rocky substrata (Ref. 114971). Feeds on bony fishes and cephalopods (Ref. 84677). Attacked and preyed upon by tiger sharks Galeocerdo cuvier (Ref. 104930). This species was reported to display complex prey handling of the benthic-dwelling Maori octopus (Macroctopus maorum), processing its prey by shaking and tossing (Ref. 122728). The same octopus was reported to have asphyxiated an adult male of this species, with the octopus arms protruding from the mouth and the rest of the body blocking the pharynx, larynx and
esophagus (Ref. 122729). Occurs in pods of various numbers (Ref. 129713).
Rice, D.W. 1998. (Ref. 1522)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
statut CITES (Ref. 108899)
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial; appât: usually
FAO - pêcheries: landings | FishSource | Sea Around Us
Outils
Plus d'informations
Taille/ÂgeCroissanceLongueur-poidsLongueur-longueurMorphologieLarvesAbondance
Sources Internet
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 21.9 - 29, mean 27.6 (based on 2288 cells).
Catégorie de prix
Unknown.