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Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Etymology: Miracorvina: Latin, mirus = wonderful + Latin, corvinus, corvus = raven, crow (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Norman.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
marina bottenlevande; djupintervall 50 - 300 m (Ref. 3593), usually 150 - 300 m (Ref. 3593). Tropical; 10°N - 17°S
Eastern Atlantic: Gulf of Guinea to southern Angola.
Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 128 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 3593); common length : 60.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 3593); publicerad maxvikt: 2.0 kg (Ref. 3593)
Occurs over sand and rock bottoms in slope and shelf waters, in temperatures which are below the thermocline. Feeds on swimming crustaceans and small fishes. Spawns from August to November in waters at 15°-16°C (Ref. 3593).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver
Chao, L.N. and E. Trewavas, 1990. Sciaenidae. p. 813-826. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 3593)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fiskeri: kommersiell
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 11 - 15.3, mean 14 °C (based on 19 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00851 (0.00413 - 0.01752), b=3.08 (2.91 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.65 se; based on food items.
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Låg, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 4,5-14 år (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Very high vulnerability (77 of 100).