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Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Etymology: Stellifer: Latin, stella = satr + latin, fero = to carry (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Tropical, preferred ?; 11°S - 26°S, 48°W - 36°W
Southwest Atlantic: Brazil.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 7.3  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.5 cm NG male/unsexed; (Ref. 27107)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.), 2001. Catalog of fishes. Updated database version of December 2001. Catalog databases as made available to FishBase in December 2001. (Ref. 40966)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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