Cynoscion
nortoni
Béarez, 2001
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Family:
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Sciaenidae
(Drums or croakers)
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Order:
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Perciformes
(perch-likes)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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hake weakfish |
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Max. size:
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30.3 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 43583) |
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Environment: |
benthopelagic; non-migratory; marine; depth range 100 – 200 m
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Climate: |
tropical; 1°5 - 1°5 |
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Importance:
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fisheries: minor commercial |
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Resilience: |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months(Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
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Distribution:
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Southeast Pacific: Ecuador.
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
spines
(total): 11 - 12;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 23 - 26;
Anal
spines: 2;
Anal
soft rays: 9 – 10;
Vertebrae: 25. A moderate sized Cynoscion, the largest specimen is 353 mm TL. It can be distinguished from its congeners by : a long head contained 2.8 to 3 times in SL, a large eye contained 5.1 to 5.8 times in head length (HL), a low gill raker count, a relatively high number of dorsal-fin rays (23-26), a long pectoral fin contained 1.6 in HL, a dark steel grey color on its dorsum and a black pigmented oral cavity.
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Biology: |
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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