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Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Etymology: Stellifer: Latin, stella = satr + latin, fero = to carry (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Bloch.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 1 - 35 m (Ref. 26912). Tropical
Western Atlantic: western Venezuela to Brazil.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 7.5  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 21.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 80009); max. published weight: 88.70 g (Ref. 122735)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Found over shallow, muddy or sandy mud bottoms of estuaries and its adjacent areas.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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 2025-2 (Global))
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: bycatch
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (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=0.00851 (0.00746 - 0.00971), b=3.10 (3.08 - 3.12), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245). |
Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.3 ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (20 of 100). 🛈 |
Price category (Ref. 80766) |
Medium.
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