Nebris microps, Smalleye croaker : fisheries

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Nebris microps Cuvier, 1830

Smalleye croaker
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> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Etymology: Nebris: Greek, nebris, -idos = skin of a fawn (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Cuvier.

Issue
The species Plagioscion microps Steindachner, 1917 is considered as valid in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. Jul. 2010: Ref. 84883) according to Chao (1978: Ref. not in FB).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range Ecología

marino; salobre demersal; rango de profundidad ? - 50 m. Tropical; 12°N - 28°S, 34°W - 76°W

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Western Atlantic: Colombia (Ref. 5217) to southeast Brazil.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 35237); common length : 35.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 3702); peso máximo publicado: 570.00 g (Ref. 5217)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total) : 8 - 11; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 29 - 32; Espinas anales: 2; Radios blandos anales: 9 - 10.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Inhabits sandy muddy bottoms in coastal waters and in estuaries. Juveniles restricted to brackish waters (Ref. 9626). Feeds mainly on shrimps. Marketed mostly fresh and salted, an important foodfish. One of the most highly priced species in Trinidad.

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

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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: Version 2025-1)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 23 January 2020

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Pesquerías: comercial
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia 82804):  PD50 = 0.7500   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00851 (0.00775 - 0.00935), b=3.08 (3.06 - 3.10), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia 69278):  3.6   ±0.59 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Referencia 120179):  Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low to moderate vulnerability (30 of 100). 🛈
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Medium.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 149 [88, 281] mg/100g; Iron = 1.07 [0.56, 1.82] mg/100g; Protein = 19.2 [18.1, 20.2] %; Omega3 = 0.237 [0.127, 0.390] g/100g; Selenium = 48.9 [27.6, 91.6] μg/100g; VitaminA = 19.1 [7.7, 51.7] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.31 [0.96, 1.85] mg/100g (wet weight);