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Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) >
Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Etymology: Stellifer: Latin, stella = satr + latin, fero = to carry (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Jordan.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / distribuzione batimetrica / distribution range
Ecologia
marino; salmastro demersale; distribuzione batimetrica ? - 40 m (Ref. 9626), usually ? - 20 m (Ref. 9626). Tropical
Western Atlantic: Colombia to southern Brazil (Ref. 3702) and range extended to Uruguay (Ref.
Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age
Maturità: Lm 9.8  range ? - 16 cm
Max length : 32.1 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 94907); common length : 15.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 5217); peso massimo pubblicato: 70.20 g (Ref. 118626)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 12 - 13; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 20 - 23; Spine anali: 2; Raggi anali molli: 9 - 10.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Occurs in coastal waters, over soft, muddy bottoms (Ref. 5217). Abundant in brackish estuaries (Ref. 5217). Feeds mainly on small crustaceans, often hunting in schools (Ref. 4537, 35237). Mostly used in the manufacture of sub-products (Ref. 3702).
Cervigón, F., 1993. Los peces marinos de Venezuela. Volume 2. Fundación Científica Los Roques, Caracas,Venezuela. 497 p. (Ref. 9626)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: scarso interesse commerciale
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Fonte Biblio.
123201): 22.9 - 28, mean 25.4 °C (based on 386 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00813 (0.00693 - 0.00953), b=3.10 (3.08 - 3.12), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 3.4 ±0.2 se; based on diet studies.
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Fec=6,926 (batch fecundity)).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (22 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 176 [104, 346] mg/100g; Iron = 1.15 [0.62, 2.00] mg/100g; Protein = 19 [18, 20] %; Omega3 = 0.234 [0.125, 0.389] g/100g; Selenium = 46.3 [25.9, 87.0] μg/100g; VitaminA = 19.9 [8.0, 52.6] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.47 [1.08, 2.09] mg/100g (wet weight);