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Cynoscion leiarchus  (Cuvier, 1830)

Smooth weakfish
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Actinopterígios (peces con aletas radiadas) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Etymology: Cynoscion: Greek, kyon = dog + Greek, odous = teeth + Greek, skion, skiaina = barbel, red mullet (Ref. 45335).

Medioambiente / Clima / Gama Ecología

; marino; salobre demersal; rango de profundidad 10 - 50 m (Ref. 9626), usually ? - 25 m (Ref. 9626).   Tropical, preferred ?; 14°N - 27°S, 83°W - 34°W

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Western Atlantic: Panama to Santos, Brazil. Also reported in Nicaragua (Ref. 13613).

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 90.8 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 9626); common length : 35.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 3702); peso máximo publicado: 2.0 kg (Ref. 5217)

Short description Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total): 11; Radios blandos dorsales (total): 20-24; Espinas anales 2; Radios blandos anales: 8 - 10. Silvery bluish on back, often with greenish reflections. Whitish on belly. Upper sides sometimes with inconspicuous minute dark dots. Soft portion of dorsal fin and caudal fin edged with black, pelvic and anal fins yellowish. Inside of opercle dark, visible externally. Mouth large, pointed, lower jaw projecting. Upper jaw with a pair of large canine-teeth at tip. Chin without barbel or obvious pores. Snout with 2 marginal pores. Gas bladder with a pair of curved, horn-like anterior appendages. Scales small, all cycloid (smooth). Soft dorsal-fin base with 1 or 2 rows of scales along its base (Ref 51721).

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Found over mud and sand bottoms in river estuaries. Occurs up to 50 m but usually less than 25 m (Ref. 9626). Marketed fresh and salted.

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

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Cervigón, F., 1993. Los peces marinos de Venezuela. Volume 2. Fundación Científica Los Roques, Caracas,Venezuela. 497 p. (Ref. 9626)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses

Pesquerías: comercial; pesca deportiva: si
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