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Sciaenops ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Red drum
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United States (contiguous states) country information

Common names: Channel bass, Drum, Red drum
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
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Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: protected | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Regulators have largely reserved the species for recreational fishing (Ref. 9988). Presently farmed in Texas (Ref. 9988).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986
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Common names from other countries

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> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Etymology: Sciaenops: Greek, skiaina, skion = a fish, red mullet + Greek, ops = appearance (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

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

marien; brak water demersaal; oceanodroom (Ref. 51243); diepte 10 - ? m (Ref. 9988).   Subtropical; 15°C - 26°C (Ref. 127841); 43°N - 0°S

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Western Atlantic: Massachusetts in USA to northern Mexico, including southern Florida, USA.

Lengte bij maturiteit / Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturity: Lm 82.7, range 55 - 80.3 cm
Max length : 155 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 3702); common length : 100.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 3702); max. gepubliceerd gewicht: 45.0 kg (Ref. 9988); max. gerapporteerde leeftijd: 50 Jaren (Ref. 32563)

Biologie     Verklarende woordenlijst (bv. epibenthic)

Occurs usually over sand and sandy mud bottoms in coastal waters and estuaries. Abundant in surf zone. Feeds mainly on crustaceans, mollusks and fishes. Utilized fresh and frozen; can be pan-fried, broiled and baked (Ref. 9988).

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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)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)

  Niet bedreigd (LC) ; Date assessed: 24 January 2020

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Gevaar voor de mens

  Harmless (Ref. 9988)




Gebruik door de mens

Visserij: van minder commercieel belang; Aquacultuur: commercieel; sportvis: ja; Aquarium: Publieke aquaria
FAO(Aquaculture systems: productie, soortsprofiel; visserij: productie; publication : search) | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 15.5 - 27.3, mean 24.2 (based on 180 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 1.0000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00832 (0.00523 - 0.01324), b=3.07 (2.94 - 3.20), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278):  3.7   ±0.57 se; based on food items.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179):  Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (K=0.27; tmax=7; Fec~1 million).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649):  Very high vulnerability (88 of 100).
Prijsklasse (Ref. 80766):   High.