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Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Etymology: Argyrosomus: Greek, argyros = silvered, silver + Greek, soma = body (Ref. 45335); coronus: Named for Corana Griffiths, wife of the first author; noun in apposition..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas; estuarina bentopelágico; oceanódromo (Ref. 51243); intervalo de profundidade ? - 100 m (Ref. 11025), usually 20 - 40 m (Ref. 36731). Tropical
Southeast Atlantic: South Africa to Angola.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 200 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 36731); peso máx. publicado: 77.0 kg (Ref. 11025)
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 11; Raios dorsais (total) : 26 - 30; Espinhos anais: 2; Raios anais : 7; Vértebras: 25. Swim bladder carrot-shaped with 28-38 arborescent appendages. Drumming muscles present in both sexes; urinary bladders large; sagitta typically Argyrosomus; pectoral fin axillary fold without scales; peritoneum unpigmented; anterior part of lateral line slightly curved.
Occurs in estuaries, the surf zone and further offshore. In southern Angola, it is caught mainly in depths of 20-40 m. Becomes more abundant in Argyrosomus catches going northwards, indicating its preference for warmer waters. Fish up to 13,000 g were found to be immature. Adults are rarely found in Namibia but are said to be abundant in southern Angola, where the lack of permanent estuaries there suggests that this habitat type does not play an important role in the life history of this species (Ref. 11025).
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas
Griffiths, M.H. and P.C. Heemstra, 1995. A contribution to the taxonomy of the marine fish genus Argyrosomus (Perciformes: Sciaenidae), with descriptions of two new species from southern Africa. Ichthyol. Bull., J.L.B. Smith Inst. Ichthyol. No. 65, 40 p. (Ref. 11025)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435)
Ameaça para os humanos
Harmless
Uso pelos humanos
Pescarias: pouco comercial; peixe esportivo: sim
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Estimates based on models
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5020 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00575 (0.00278 - 0.01190), b=3.11 (2.93 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 4.4 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Muito baixo(a), tempo mínimo de duplicação da população maior que 14 anos (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).