Species FAO code: LNP

Selene peruviana

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Denmark	da Pacifisk hestehoved	–
Estonia	et Peruu hõbeküür	–
France	fr musso Pacifique	–
Germany	de Peru Bodengucker-Stachelmakrele	–
Lithuania	lt Peru mėnulinė stauridė	–
Luxembourg	de Peru Bodengucker-Stachelmakrele fr musso Pacifique	–
Poland	pl Womer peruwiański	–
Spain	es Carita es Jorobado	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

List item: Seines

Seines

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Selene peruviana (Guichenot, 1866)

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Selene peruviana (Guichenot, 1866)

Scientific name

Selene peruviana

Author

(Guichenot, 1866)

Rank

Species

FAO code

LNP

Morphological description

Body very short, deep, and compressed; lower branch of first gill arch with 30 to 35 gill rakers; dorsal fin with 8 spines followed by another spine and 21 to 24 soft rays (VIII1, 21-24); anterior lobe of second dorsal and anal fins not elongated in adults; anterior dorsal spines prolonged in juveniles; body scaleless; lateral line scutes very weak and poorly differentiated; body silvery to gold with metallic blue highlights; juveniles silvery, with a dark oval stain on the straight part of the lateral line (ref. 55763).

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderPerciformes
  - FamilyCarangidae
    - GenusSelene
      - SpeciesSelene peruviana

Synonyms

Selene puruvianus (Guichenot, 1866)
Selene peruvianus (Guichenot, 1866)
Vomer declivifrons Meek & Hildebrand, 1925
Vomer peruvianus Guichenot, 1866

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Selene peruviana (Guichenot, 1866)

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Selene peruviana

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Seines

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 77 - Pacific, Eastern Central

Area 87 - Pacific, Southeast