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Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Etymology: Menticirrhus: Latin, mentum = beard, chin + Latin, cirrus = curly.
More on author: Jenyns.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino demersale. Tropical; 3°S -
Eastern Pacific: Ecuador and Peru.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 45.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 9118)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale) : 13; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 22; Spine anali: 1; Raggi anali molli: 9.
Found in coastal waters and bays (Ref. 9118). Feeds on polychaetes, crustaceans, and mollusks (Ref. 9118). Common in local markets (Ref. 9118).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve
Chao, L.N., 1995. Sciaenidae. Corvinas, barbiches, bombaches, corvinatas, corvinetas, corvinillas, lambes, pescadillas, roncachos, verrugatos. p. 1427-1518. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para identificacion de especies para los fines de la pesca. Pacifico Centro-oriental. 3 volumes. 1813 p. (Ref. 9118)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: scarso interesse commerciale
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5020 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00724 (0.00465 - 0.01129), b=3.09 (2.96 - 3.22), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.42 se; based on food items.
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (35 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 161 [84, 307] mg/100g; Iron = 1.01 [0.51, 1.84] mg/100g; Protein = 19.8 [17.6, 22.2] %; Omega3 = 0.123 [0.060, 0.228] g/100g; Selenium = 54.2 [27.1, 108.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 18.3 [5.7, 57.9] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.19 [0.86, 1.72] mg/100g (wet weight);