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Vernacular names:
- Ecuador: Botellita
- Mexico: Bonito, Melva, Melvera
- Guatema: Melvera
- Perú: Barrilete negro.
Es/Sp: Melva, Melvera
Fr/Fr: Bonitou
In/En: Bullet tuna
Local names:
Tradenames:Bullet Tuna.
type of fishing: Artesanal
fishing season: Todo el año.
Description: Whole or HG frozen fish in 10-kilo blocks packed in a plastic bag and a 10-kilo master box.
habitat and biology: Melvera is an epipelagic and neritic fish, as well as oceanic, that lives in warm waters. The larvae have a high tolerance to temperatures of at least 21.6 to 30.5C (the widest among the tuna species studied), with the optimum being 27-27.9oC. The species has a strong tendency to form schools
Size: 100 - 150 / 250-350 / 350-500 g
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