| Family: | Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers) |
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| Order: | Perciformes (perch-likes) | |||
| Class: | Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) | |||
| In this site name: | Canary drum | |||
| Max. size: | 80.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 30573) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 50 – 300 m | |||
| Climate: | subtropical; 14 – 15°C; 50°N - 28°S | |||
| Importance: | fisheries: commercial | |||
| Resilience: | Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.26) | |||
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Distribution:
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Eastern Atlantic: Bay of Biscay to South Africa (Ref. 4373), including the western Mediterranean. Western Indian Ocean: east coast of Africa (Ref. 3490); probably also in the Arabian Sea under synonyms capensis (non Pappe ?), sinuata Day and striata Boulenger. | |||
| Morphology: | Dorsal spines (total): 11 - 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 25 - 29; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 7. Juveniles with narrow oblique dark and light stripes, becoming obscure in adults (Ref. 4373). | |||
| Biology: | Found in mud and sandy bottoms of the shelf and upper slope (Ref. 4780), 14?to 15?C (Ref. 36731). Feeds on small shrimps, worms and other bottom invertebrates (Ref. 4780). Sold fresh and dried salted (Ref. 3490). | |||
| Red List Status: | Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073) | |||
| Dangerous: | harmless | |||
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