Umbrina
canosai
Berg, 1895
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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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Argentine croaker |
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Max. size:
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40.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 47377) |
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Environment: |
demersal; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); brackish; marine; depth range ? – 200 m
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Climate: |
subtropical; 31°s - 42°s, 62°w - 49°w |
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Importance:
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fisheries: highly commercial |
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Resilience: |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.26-0.27) |
Distribution:
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Southwest Atlantic: Cabo de São Tom? Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Bonaerensis, Argentina.
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
spines
(total): 11 - 11;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 21 - 25;
Anal
spines: 2;
Anal
soft rays: 7 – 8. Upper part of body with many dark longitudinal stripes; no well defined dark spots at bases of pectoral fins (Ref. 27363).
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Biology: |
Especially abundant at about 100 m depth (Ref. 27363). Found over sand and mud bottoms (Ref. 47377).
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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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