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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 author: Cuvier.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 1 - 194 m (Ref. 47377), usually ? - 50 m. Subtropical; 22°S - 46°S, 68°W - 41°W
Southwest Atlantic: Brazil, Montevideo, Uruguay (Ref. 26282) and Argentina (Ref. 47377).
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 34.6  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 57.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 39376)
A coastal demersal species, but more oceanic than similar species.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.), 1998. Catalog of fishes. Special Publication, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco. 3 vols. 2905 p. (Ref. 26282)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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