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Macrodon ancylodon (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) King weakfish |
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photo by
Camargo, M. |
| Family: | Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers) | |||
| Max. size: | 53 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 109.6 g | |||
| Environment: | demersal; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 60 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Atlantic: Venezuela to northern Argentina. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 11-11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 29-29; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 8-9 | |||
| Biology: | 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. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 30 July 2019 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||