Macrodon ancylodon, King weakfish : fisheries

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Macrodon ancylodon (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

King weakfish
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Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Etymology: Macrodon: Greek, makros = great + Greek, odon ) teeth (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Bloch & Schneider.

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

marino; salobre demersal; rango de profundidad 0 - 60 m (Ref. 3702), usually ? - 25 m (Ref. 9626). Subtropical; 11°N - 40°S

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

Western Atlantic: Venezuela to northern Argentina.

Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm 23.7, range 18 - 46 cm
Max length : 53.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 54990); common length : 35.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 3702); peso máximo publicado: 109.60 g (Ref. 118626)

Short description Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total): 11; Radios blandos dorsales (total): 29; Espinas anales 2; Radios blandos anales: 8 - 9

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Found over mud or sandy mud bottoms in coastal waters to about 60 m depth. Juveniles abundant in estuaries and tidal mud flats. Feeds on shrimps and fishes (Ref. 9626). Important food fish.

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

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador | Colaboradores

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: 30 July 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Pesquerías: escaso valor comercial
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