Odontoscion dentex, Reef croaker : fisheries

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Odontoscion dentex (Cuvier, 1830)

Reef croaker
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> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Etymology: Odontoscion: Greek, odous = teeth + Greek, skion, skiaina = barbel, red mullet (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Cuvier.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 1 - 30 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical; 22°N - 25°S, 92°W - 36°W (Ref. 56868)

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Western Atlantic: Florida, USA and Cuba to Brazil. Absent in the Bahamas.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 26340); common length : 18.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 3702); peso máximo publicado: 13.70 g (Ref. 118626)

Short description Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total): 11 - 14; Radios blandos dorsales (total): 22-25. No barbels; brownish silver with dark dots on scales; a large black spot at base and axil of pectoral fins (Ref. 13442).

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Inhabits caves and crevices or among corals (Ref. 9710). Solitary or in groups (Ref. 9710). Feeds at night mainly on shrimps and small fishes (Ref. 9710), and their larvae (Ref. 13442). Secretive and wary (Ref. 9710).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

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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)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 23 January 2020

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Pesquerías: escaso valor comercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 26.7 - 28.2, mean 27.6 °C (based on 568 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.6250   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00851 (0.00413 - 0.01752), b=3.08 (2.91 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  3.5   ±0.3 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliencia (Ref. 120179):  Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (20 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Medium.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 67.6 [34.6, 114.9] mg/100g; Iron = 0.739 [0.357, 1.217] mg/100g; Protein = 19.4 [18.1, 20.8] %; Omega3 = 0.13 [0.07, 0.21] g/100g; Selenium = 28.2 [16.9, 54.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 123 [40, 398] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.2 [0.8, 1.7] mg/100g (wet weight);