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Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Etymology: Odontoscion: Greek, odous = teeth + Greek, skion, skiaina = barbel, red mullet (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Cuvier.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Οικολογία
Θαλασσινό(ά) Υφαλόφιλο(α); εύρος βάθους 1 - 30 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical; 22°N - 25°S, 92°W - 36°W (Ref. 56868)
Western Atlantic: Florida, USA and Cuba to Brazil. Absent in the Bahamas.
Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 26340); common length : 18.0 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 3702); μεγ. δημοσιευμένο βάρος: 13.70 g (Ref. 118626)
Ραχιαίες άκανθες (συνολικά) : 11 - 14; Μαλακές ραχιαίες ακτίνες (συνολικά) : 22 - 25. No barbels; brownish silver with dark dots on scales; a large black spot at base and axil of pectoral fins (Ref. 13442).
Inhabits caves and crevices or among corals (Ref. 9710). Solitary or in groups (Ref. 9710). Feeds at night mainly on shrimps and small fishes (Ref. 9710), and their larvae (Ref. 13442). Secretive and wary (Ref. 9710).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Αναπαραγωγή | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Προνύμφες
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. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Διαδικτυακές πηγές
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 26.7 - 28.2, mean 27.6 °C (based on 568 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [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).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.3 se; based on diet studies.
Ελαστικότητα (Ref.
120179): Υψηλό, ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού < 15 μήνες (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (20 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 67.6 [34.6, 114.9] mg/100g; Iron = 0.739 [0.357, 1.217] mg/100g; Protein = 19.4 [18.1, 20.8] %; Omega3 = 0.13 [0.07, 0.21] g/100g; Selenium = 28.2 [16.9, 54.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 123 [40, 398] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.2 [0.8, 1.7] mg/100g (wet weight);