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Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Etymology: Pogonias: Greek, pogon = beard (Ref. 45335).
Environnement / Climat / Gamme
Écologie
; marin; saumâtre démersal; océanodrome (Ref. 51243); profondeur 10 - ? m. Subtropical, preferred 23°C (Ref. 107945); 46°N - 51°S
Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia (Ref. 7251) to Florida, Gulf of Mexico, the Antilles (uncommon), and the southern Caribbean coast; also from the Orinoco delta to Argentina.
Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm 64.5, range 63 - ? cm
Max length : 170 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 7251); common length : 50.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 3702); poids max. publié: 51.3 kg (Ref. 4699); âge max. reporté: 43 années (Ref. 7188)
Épines dorsales (Total): 11; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total): 19-22; Épines anales 2; Rayons mous anaux: 5 - 7. Silvery grey to very dark, young with 4 or 5 black vertical bars on sides, disappearing with growth; pelvic and anal fins usually dark. Chin with 5 pores and 10 to 13 pairs of small barbels along median edges of lower jaws and subopercles, increasing in length posteriorly. Gas bladder with numerous lateral appendages interconnected in a complicated pattern in adult. Sagitta semicircular and moderately thin (Ref 51721).
Found usually over sand and sandy mud bottoms in coastal waters, especially in areas with large river runoffs. Juveniles often enter estuaries. Feeds mainly on crustaceans, mollusks and fishes.
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial; pêche sportive: oui; Aquarium: Aquariums publics
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