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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 2 - 18 m (Ref. 1183). Subtropical, preferred ?; 38°N - 10°N, 98°W - 60°W

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Western Atlantic: Maryland to northeastern Florida in the USA and throughout Gulf of Mexico. Reported from Campeche Bank in Mexico (Ref. 5733). Often misidentified as Cynoscion regalis (Ref. 3702).

Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m 16.0, range 14 - 17 cm
Max length : 36.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 3702); common length : 25.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 3702); edad máxima reportada: 1 años (Ref. 31629)

Short description Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total): 11; Radios blandos dorsales (total): 26-31; Espinas anales 2; Radios blandos anales: 8 - 11; Vértebra: 27. Colour greyish above and changing abruptly to silvery below. Back and upper sides sometimes with very faint irregular rows of spots. Dorsal fin dusky, other fins pale to yellowish. Mouth large, oblique, lower jaw projecting. Upper jaw with a pair of large canine-like teeth at tip. Lower jaw with a row of sharp enlarged inner-row teeth, widely spaced. Chin without barbels or pores. Snout with 2 marginal pores. Gas bladder with a pair of straight, horn-like anterior appendages. Soft portion of dorsal fin covered with small scales on basal half of in (Ref 51721).

Occurs usually over sandy bottoms in inshore waters along beaches and in river mouths. Feeds mainly on crustaceans and fishes.

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

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Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Pesquerías: escaso valor comercial

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01202 (0.00786 - 0.01839), b=3.01 (2.88 - 3.14), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278): 3.7 ±0.6 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resiliencia (Ref. 69278): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (K=0.22).

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Moderate vulnerability (38 of 100) .

Price category (Ref. 80766): Medium.

Cynoscion nothus (Holbrook, 1848)