| Family: | Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers) |
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| Order: | Perciformes (perch-likes) | |||
| Class: | Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) | |||
| In this site name: | Striped drum | |||
| Max. size: | 25.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 3702) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine | |||
| Climate: | tropical | |||
| Importance: | fisheries: minor commercial; bait: occasionally | |||
| Resilience: | High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months(Preliminary K or Fecundity.) | |||
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Distribution:
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Western Atlantic: Greater Antilles (Hispaniola), except Cuba, and from Costa Rica to Colombia. Also Antilles (Ref. 26938). | |||
| Biology: | Found in shallow sandy areas along beaches. Marketed fresh or salted, or sold for bait. | |||
| Red List Status: | Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073) | |||
| Dangerous: | harmless | |||
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