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Cynoscion striatus  (Cuvier, 1829)

Striped weakfish
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Argentina country information

Common names: Pescadilla
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: FAO, 1992
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Ranges south to central Argentina (Ref. 27363). Also Ref. 4537, 8984.
National Checklist: Argentina
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ar.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Nakamura, I., T. Inada, M. Takeda and H. Hatanaka, 1986
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Main reference

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 60.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. ); common length : 40.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 6077)

Length at first maturity
Lm ?, range 31 - ? cm

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 60 m (Ref. 54344)

Climate / Range

Subtropical, preferred 17°C (Ref. 107945); 10°S - 45°S, 65°W - 33°W

Distribution

Southwest Atlantic: southern Brazil to central Argentina.
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19-21; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9. Caudal fin shallowly emarginate (Ref. 27363).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Maximum length assumed to be 1.5 * 40 = 60 cm TL (RF).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Threat to humans

  Harmless



Human uses

Fisheries: commercial

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Internet sources

BHL | BOLDSystems | Check for other websites | Check FishWatcher | CISTI | DiscoverLife | ECOTOX | FAO(fisheries: production, species profile; publication : search) | GenBank(genome, nucleotide) | GOBASE | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | IGFA World Record | iSpecies | National databases | PubMed | Scirus | Sea Around Us | SeaLifeBase | Tree of Life | uBio | uBio RSS | Wikipedia(Go, Search) | World Records Freshwater Fishing | Zoological Record | Fishtrace

Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.9   ±0.4 se; Based on diet studies.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Min batch fecundity >10,000)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Moderate to high vulnerability (46 of 100)
Price category (Ref. 80766)
High