Atlantic bumper

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Species of fish

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::summary Species of fish ::

| name = Atlantic bumper | image = Chloroscombrus chrysurus.jpg | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = | taxon = Chloroscombrus chrysurus | authority = (Linnaeus, 1766) | synonyms = *Scomber chrysurus Linnaeus, 1766

  • Micropterus chrysurus (Linnaeus, 1766)
  • Micropteryx chrysurus (Linnaeus, 1766)
  • Scomber chloris Bloch, 1793
  • Seriola cosmopolita Cuvier, 1829
  • Micropteryx cosmopolita (Cuvier, 1829)
  • Chloroscombrus caribbaeus Girard, 1858
  • Chloroscombrus ectenurus Jordan & Osgood, 1897
  • Chloroscombrus hesperius Fowler, 1906 | synonyms_ref =

The Atlantic bumper (Chloroscombrus chrysurus) is a game fish in the family, Carangidae. It was first described by the "father of modern taxonomy", Carl Linnaeus in the book, Systema Naturae. Atlantic bumper are known to eat smaller fish, cephalopods, and zooplankton.

Description

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The Atlantic bumper is best recognized by its profile, the bottom being much more curved than the top. Also, the lateral line is arched near the head. Atlantic bumper are generally described as silver to golden colored, with golden yellow on the anal and caudal fins,{{cite web |url=http://research.myfwc.com/gallery/image_details.asp?id=14507 |title=Research.myfwc.com entry on Atlantic bumper |access-date=2008-05-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080114212352/http://research.myfwc.com/gallery/image_details.asp?id=14507 |archive-date=2008-01-14

Although the average size of Atlantic bumper is 25 cm,{{cite web |url=http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/C/Chloroscombrus_chrysurus.asp |title=zipcodezoo.com entry on Atlantic bumper |access-date=2008-05-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080507121956/http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/C/Chloroscombrus_chrysurus.asp |archive-date=2008-05-07 |url-status=live

Distribution and habitat

In the western Atlantic, Atlantic bumper is found from Massachusetts, to south Brazil. They are known to be found off Bermuda, in the Caribbean, and the Gulf of Mexico. Their range continues south to the coast of Uruguay. In the eastern Atlantic, the Atlantic bumper are known from the coast of Mauritania to Angola. One single record was reported in the Mediterranean Sea off Spain in 1997. They are not found in the eastern Pacific although a visually similar species, Chloroscombrus orqueta, or the Pacific bumper is ranged for that area. Little is known about how these two species relate to each other, and they may represent only one species. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/Kamerun1969-014_hg.jpg" caption="Atlantic bumper caught in [[Cameroon]]."] ::

The Atlantic bumper is found in subtropical waters up to 55 m in depth. They usually dwell near soft bottoms of the continental shelf, but have been observed schooling near the surface. While it is primarily a salt water fish, juveniles have been found in brackish estuaries.

References

References

  1. (2015). "''Chloroscombrus chrysurus''".
  2. Diouf, P.S., 1996. Les peuplements de poissons des milieux estuariens de l'Afrique de l'Ouest: L'exemple de l'estuaire hyperhalin du [[Sine-Saloum]]. Université de Montpellier II. Thèses et Documents Microfiches No.156. ORSTOM, Paris. 267 p.
  3. {{FishBase. Chloroscombrus. chrysurus. year-2019
  4. Daget, J. and W.F. Smith-Vaniz, 1986. Carangidae. p. 308–322. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2.
  5. Cervigón, F., 1993. Los peces marinos de Venezuela. Volume 2. Fundación Científica Los Roques, Caracas, Venezuela. 497 p.
  6. Smith, C.L., 1997. National Audubon Society field guide to tropical marine fishes of the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico, Florida, the Bahamas, and Bermuda. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York. 720 p.
  7. Atlas of Exotic Fishes in the Mediterranean Sea (''Chloroscombrus chrysurus''). 2nd Edition. 2021. 366p. CIESM Publishers, Paris, Monaco.https://ciesm.org/atlas/fishes_2nd_edition/Chloroscombrus_chrysurus.pdf
  8. Cervigón, F., R. Cipriani, W. Fischer, L. Garibaldi, M. Hendrickx, A.J. Lemus, R. Márquez, J.M. Poutiers, G. Robaina and B. Rodriguez, 1992. Fichas FAO de identificación de especies para los fines de la pesca. Guía de campo de las especies comerciales marinas y de aquas salobres de la costa septentrional de Sur América. FAO, Rome. 513 p. Preparado con el financiamento de la Comisión de Comunidades Europeas y de NORAD.

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