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Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Etymology: Stellifer: Latin, stella = satr + latin, fero = to carry (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Jordan.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino; salobre demersal; rango de profundidad ? - 40 m (Ref. 9626), usually ? - 20 m (Ref. 9626). Tropical
Western Atlantic: Colombia to southern Brazil (Ref. 3702) and range extended to Uruguay (Ref.
Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm 9.8  range ? - 16 cm
Max length : 32.1 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 94907); common length : 15.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 5217); peso máximo publicado: 70.20 g (Ref. 118626)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 12 - 13; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 20 - 23; Espinas anales: 2; Radios blandos anales: 9 - 10.
Occurs in coastal waters, over soft, muddy bottoms (Ref. 5217). Abundant in brackish estuaries (Ref. 5217). Feeds mainly on small crustaceans, often hunting in schools (Ref. 4537, 35237). Mostly used in the manufacture of sub-products (Ref. 3702).
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. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: escaso valor comercial
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 22.9 - 28, mean 25.4 °C (based on 386 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00813 (0.00694 - 0.00952), b=3.10 (3.08 - 3.12), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.2 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Fec=6,926 (batch fecundity)).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (22 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 176 [104, 346] mg/100g; Iron = 1.15 [0.62, 2.00] mg/100g; Protein = 19 [18, 20] %; Omega3 = 0.234 [0.125, 0.389] g/100g; Selenium = 46.3 [25.9, 87.0] μg/100g; VitaminA = 19.9 [8.0, 52.6] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.47 [1.08, 2.09] mg/100g (wet weight);