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Cynoscion phoxocephalus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 Cachema weakfish |
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photo by
Allen, G.R. |
| Family: | Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers) | |||
| Max. size: | 60 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 10 - 60 m | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Pacific: southern Mexico to Peru. | |||
| Diagnosis: | 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). | |||
| Biology: | Adults inhabit coastal waters and estuaries with high salinities (Ref. 9118). Feed on fishes, shrimps and other crustaceans (Ref. 9118). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 October 2019 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||