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Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Etymology: Stellifer: Latin, stella = satr + latin, fero = to carry (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Ignác (Ignatius) Fürth was the Austrian Consul (1871) at Panama. He donated many fish specimens to the Vienna Museum. (Despite the name ‘Congo’ Sea Catfish, the species is found in Central America!) (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Steindachner.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien demersaal, usually ? - 25 m (Ref. 9118). Tropical; 14°N -
Eastern Pacific: El Salvador to Peru.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 9118); common length : 14.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 55763)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Body moderately elongate and compressed; snout prominent; mouth small and sub-terminal; chin with 4 pores but without barbels; edge of preopercle with 2 strong spines at the angle; lower branch of first gill arch with 18 to 24 gill rakers; second dorsal fin long, with 22 to 26 soft rays; body silvery yellowish without any major distinctive markings; back speckled; fins dark or pale; pelvic fins yellowish; roof of mouth black (Ref. 55763).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: other (see Diagnosi.
Found over muddy and sandy bottoms (Ref. 9118). Feeds mainly on planktonic crustaceans, also worms and other benthic invertebrates (Ref. 9118). Common in local markets (Ref. 9118).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Allen, G.R. and D.R. Robertson, 1994. Fishes of the tropical eastern Pacific. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. 332 p. (Ref. 11482)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: van minder commercieel belang
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00813 (0.00471 - 0.01403), b=3.06 (2.91 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278) |
3.2 ±0.32 se; based on food items. |
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179) |
Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (18 of 100). 🛈 |
Prijsklasse (Ref. 80766) |
Medium.
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