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Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Etymology: Cynoscion: Greek, kyon = dog + Greek, odous = teeth + Greek, skion, skiaina = barbel, red mullet (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Jordan & Gilbert.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin démersal; profondeur 10 - 60 m (Ref. 91172). Tropical; 18°N -
Eastern Pacific: southern Mexico to Peru.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 60.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 9118); common length : 25.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 55763)
Body long and slightly compressed; head pointed, its dorsal profile almost straight from nape to origin of dorsal fin; mouth oblique; lower jaw prominent; teeth set in 1 to 3 rows, with a pair of canines on the anterior end of upper jaw; lower branch of first gill arch with 7 to 8 gill rakers; second dorsal fin without small scales; cycloid scales on body and head; lateral line scales 60 to 70 (Ref. 55763).
Adults inhabit coastal waters and estuaries with high salinities (Ref. 9118). Feed on fishes, shrimps and other crustaceans (Ref. 9118).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Chao, L.N., 1995. Sciaenidae. Corvinas, barbiches, bombaches, corvinatas, corvinetas, corvinillas, lambes, pescadillas, roncachos, verrugatos. p. 1427-1518. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para identificacion de especies para los fines de la pesca. Pacifico Centro-oriental. 3 volumes. 1813 p. (Ref. 9118)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
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