Isopisthus
parvipinnis
(Cuvier, 1830)
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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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Bigtooth corvina |
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Max. size:
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25.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 9626); max. published weight: 240 g (Ref. 9626) |
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Environment: |
demersal; brackish; marine; depth range ? – 45 m
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Climate: |
tropical |
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Importance:
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fisheries: minor commercial; bait: usually |
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Resilience: |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months(Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
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Distribution:
Go to ccfishery.net
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Western Atlantic: Costa Rica to southern Brazil.
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
spines
(total): 8 - 9;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 19 - 20;
Anal
spines: 2;
Anal
soft rays: 18 – 19. Silver grey, darker above. A diffuse black spot at pectoral-fin bases, fins pale to yellowish. Mouth large, strongly oblique, lower jaw projecting. Upper jaw with a pair of large canine-like teeth at tip. Chin without barbel or pores, lower margin of snout with 2 marginal pores. Two widely separated dorsal fins. Gas bladder with a pair of horn-like anterior appendages. Sagitta (large earstone) moderately thick and oval (Ref 51721).
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Biology: |
Found in shallow coastal waters over sandy mud or soft mud bottoms (Ref. 3702). Feeds mainly on small shrimps (Ref. 3702). Important food fish.
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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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