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Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) >
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
Ecologia
marino; salmastro demersale; distribuzione batimetrica ? - 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 / Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm 9.8  range ? - 16 cm
Max length : 32.1 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 94907); common length : 15.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 5217); peso massimo pubblicato: 70.20 g (Ref. 118626)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 12 - 13; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 20 - 23; Spine anali: 2; Raggi anali molli: 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
Pesca: scarso interesse commerciale
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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).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.2 se; based on diet studies.
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (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);