Cynoscion
similis
Randall & Cervigón, 1968
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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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Tonkin weakfish |
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Max. size:
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60.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 3702); max. published weight: 2,000 g (Ref. 5217) |
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Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 20 – 60 m
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Climate: |
tropical; 12°N - 4°N |
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Importance:
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fisheries: minor commercial |
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Resilience: |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.) |
Distribution:
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Western Atlantic: Colombia to northern Brazil. Also reported in Nicaragua (Ref. 13613).
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
spines
(total): 11 - 11;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 24 - 29;
Anal
spines: 2;
Anal
soft rays: 8 – 10. Silvery grey on back, pale below. Trunk with dotted oblique stripes along scale rows. Inside opercle black, visible externally. Spinous dorsal-fin margin dark. Mouth large, slightly oblique, lower jaw projecting. Upper jaw with a pair of large canine-like teeth at tip. Chin without barbels or pores. Snout with 2 marginal pores. Gas bladder with a pair of straight, horn-like anterior appendages. Soft dorsal fin unscaled except 2 or 3 rows of small scales along its base (Ref 51721).
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Biology: |
Found over mud and sand bottoms (Ref. 3702). Marketed mostly fresh (Ref. 3702).
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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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