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Menticirrhus americanus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Southern kingcroaker
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Argentina country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from northern Argentina (Ref. 51721). Found in Buenos Aires (Ref. 7251).
National Checklist: Argentina
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ar.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Chao, N.L., 2003
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names आम नाम | उपशब्द | Catalog of Fishes(वर्ग, प्रजाति) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Etymology: Menticirrhus: Latin, mentum = beard, chin + Latin, cirrus = curly.
  More on author: Linnaeus.

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

समुद्री; खारा ड़िमरसल; औशिनोड़िरोमस (Ref. 51243); गहराई सीमा ? - 40 m (Ref. 9626).   Subtropical; 43°N - 42°S, 98°W - 34°W

वितरण देश | ऐफ ऐ ओ क्षेत्र | Ecosystems | संयोग | Point map | भूमिका | Faunafri

Western Atlantic: Cape Cod in Massachussets, USA to northern Argentina.

Length at first maturity / आकार / वज़न / Age

Maturity: Lm 17.7, range 16 - ? cm
Max length : 50.0 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 9626); common length : 30.0 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 3702); अधिकतम प्रकाशित वज़न: 1.1 kg (Ref. 40637)

Short description आकृति विज्ञान | मौरफोमैटरिक्स

पृष्ठीय रीढ़ (सम्पूर्ण): 11; पृष्ठीय सौफट रेज़ (सम्पूर्ण): 22-25; गुदा कांटा 1; ऐनल सौफट रेज़: 7 - 8

जीवविज्ञान     शब्द संग्रह (उदाहरणार्थ epibenthic)

Inhabits coastal waters, usually over sandy-mud to hard sand bottoms. Common along beaches. Juveniles occur usually in water of lower salinity.

Life cycle and mating behavior परिपक्व अवधि | पुनरुत्पत्ति | मछलीऔ का अंडे देना | अंडे | Fecundity | लार्वा

Main reference Upload your references | संदर्भ | संयोजक | सहयोगीयो

Chao, L.N., 1978. Sciaenidae. In W. Fischer (ed.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. West Atlantic (Fishing Area 31). Volume 4. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 3702)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 22 January 2020

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses

मात्स्यिकी: व्यापारिक; आखेट मत्स्य: हां
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Fecundity
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Egg development
संदर्भ
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जलीयकृषि रूपरेखा
खींच
आनुवंशिकी
Electrophoreses
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Mass conversion
सहयोगीयो
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Stamps, Coins Misc.
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 14.8 - 27.9, mean 24.4 (based on 552 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5020   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00794 (0.00734 - 0.00860), b=3.08 (3.06 - 3.10), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.5   ±0.0 se; based on diet studies.
लौटाव (Ref. 120179):  माध्यम, न्यूनतम जनसंख्या दुगनी होने का समय 1.4 - 4.4 वर्ष। (tm=2; tmax=4; Fec=28,691 (batch fecundity)).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (38 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Medium.