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Scombridae (Mackerels, tunas, bonitos) > Scombrinae
Etymology: Scomber: Greek, skombros = tunny or mackerel, 1623 (Ref. 45335); japonicus: Named after Japan, its type locality (Ref. 6885).
Preferred temperature (Ref.
115969): 9.3 - 27.7, mean 20.7 (based on 1526 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00759 (0.00673 - 0.00855), b=3.06 (3.03 - 3.09), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Trophic Level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.1 se; Based on diet studies.
Resilience (Ref.
69278): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.12-0.22; tm=2-3; tmax=18).
Prior r = 0.6, 2 SD range = 0.31 - 1.17, log(r) = -0.51, SD log(r) = 0.33, Based on: 2 M, 23 K, 3 tgen, 5 tmax, 8 Fec records
Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (31 of 100) .