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Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Etymology: Menticirrhus: Latin, mentum = beard, chin + Latin, cirrus = curly.
More on author: Linnaeus.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Οικολογία
Θαλασσινό(ά); Υφάλμυρο βενθικό(ς); ωκεανόδρομο(ς) (Ref. 51243); εύρος βάθους ? - 40 m (Ref. 9626). Subtropical; 43°N - 42°S, 98°W - 34°W
Western Atlantic: Cape Cod in Massachussets, USA to northern Argentina.
Length at first maturity / Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age
Maturity: Lm 17.7, range 16 - ? cm
Max length : 50.0 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 9626); common length : 30.0 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 3702); μεγ. δημοσιευμένο βάρος: 1.1 kg (Ref. 40637)
Ραχιαίες άκανθες (συνολικά) : 11; Μαλακές ραχιαίες ακτίνες (συνολικά) : 22 - 25; Εδρικές άκανθες: 1; Μαλακές εδρικές ακτίνες: 7 - 8.
Inhabits coastal waters, usually over sandy-mud to hard sand bottoms. Common along beaches. Juveniles occur usually in water of lower salinity.
Chao, L.N., 1978. Sciaenidae. In W. Fischer (ed.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. West Atlantic (Fishing Area 31). Volume 4. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 3702)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
αλιεία: Εμπορικό(ά); αλιεία αναψυχής: ναί
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 14.8 - 27.9, mean 24.4 °C (based on 552 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5020 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00794 (0.00734 - 0.00860), b=3.08 (3.06 - 3.10), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.0 se; based on diet studies.
Ελαστικότητα (Ref.
120179): Μεσαίο(α), ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού 1,4 - 4,4 έτη (tm=2; tmax=4; Fec=28,691 (batch fecundity)).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (38 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 78.1 [44.9, 148.7] mg/100g; Iron = 0.951 [0.511, 1.649] mg/100g; Protein = 21.2 [19.2, 23.5] %; Omega3 = 0.326 [0.192, 0.520] g/100g; Selenium = 22 [12, 41] μg/100g; VitaminA = 11.7 [4.4, 35.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.867 [0.647, 1.267] mg/100g (wet weight); based on
nutrient studies.