Summary ⁶

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.

Biology ⁷

Found over soft bottoms of the continental shelf; sometimes forming schools near the surface (Ref. 5217). Feeds on fish, cephalopods, zooplankton and detritus (Ref. 28587). Juveniles common in brackish estuaries (Ref. 5217) and often associated with jellyfish. Marketed fresh and salted.

Distribution ⁸

Western Atlantic: Massachusetts to Florida, USA and Bermuda to Uruguay; throughout Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico

Morphology ⁹

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 25 - 28; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 25 - 28

Size ¹⁰

Maximum size: 650 mm TL

Diagnostic description ¹¹

Metallic blue above, silvery below; caudal peduncle with black saddle spot (Ref. 3197). Lower profile more strongly curved than upper. (Ref. 26938).

Habitat ¹²

nektonic

Link to Access Genomic Data ¹³

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?id=173329&lvl=0

Sources and Credits

1. SEFSC Pascagoula Laboratory; Collection of Brandi Noble, NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/85/Chloroscombrus_chrysurus.jpg
2. (c) H. Grobe, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/Kamerun1969-014_hg.jpg
3. (c) Kare Kare, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/26/Atlantic_bumper.PNG
4. (c) FAO, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://d1iraxgbwuhpbw.cloudfront.net/images/species/chchr_u0.gif
5. (c) Ernst Mayr Library, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8362/8421867598_245724c1c2_o.jpg
6. Adapted by matbio from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chloroscombrus_chrysurus
7. Adapted by matbio from a work by (c) FishBase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/20841760
8. Adapted by matbio from a work by (c) WoRMS for SMEBD, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://eol.org/data_objects/29749253
9. Adapted by matbio from a work by (c) FishBase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/20841762
10. Adapted by matbio from a work by (c) FishWise Professional, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/24180821
11. Adapted by matbio from a work by (c) FishBase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/20841761
12. Adapted by matbio from a work by (c) WoRMS for SMEBD, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://eol.org/data_objects/29749266
13. (c) matbio, all rights reserved

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
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• FishSource
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• VertNet
• World Register of Marine Species

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