Cynoscion parvipinnis Ayres, 1861
Shortfin weakfish
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Cynoscion parvipinnis
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Etymology: Cynoscion: Greek, kyon = dog + Greek, odous = teeth + Greek, skion, skiaina = barbel, red mullet (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Ayres.
Etymology: Cynoscion: Greek, kyon = dog + Greek, odous = teeth + Greek, skion, skiaina = barbel, red mullet (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Ayres.
Taxonomic Remarks
The species Otolithes magdalenae Steindachner, 1876 is considered as valid in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. Sep. 2011: Ref. 88002) according to Chao (2002: Ref. not in FB).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; demersal. Subtropical; 34°N - 21°N, 118°W - 108°W (Ref. 56998)
Distribution Territories | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri
Eastern Pacific: southern California, USA to Mazatlan, Mexico and the Gulf of California. Rare north of Baja California, Mexico.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 69.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 40637); common length : 40.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9118); max. published weight: 3.2 kg (Ref. 40637)
Max length : 69.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 40637); common length : 40.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9118); max. published weight: 3.2 kg (Ref. 40637)
Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Oviparous (Ref. 240).
Main reference
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Chao, L.N., 1995. Sciaenidae. Corvinas, barbiches, bombaches, corvinatas, corvinetas, corvinillas, lambes, pescadillas, roncachos, verrugatos. p. 1427-1518. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para identificacion de especies para los fines de la pesca. Pacifico Centro-oriental. 3 volumes. 1813 p. (Ref. 9118)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 10 October 2019
CITES
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
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Internet sources
AFORO (otoliths) | Alien/Invasive Species database | Aquatic Commons | BHL | Cloffa | Websites from users | Check FishWatcher | CISTI | Catalog of Fishes: genus, species | DiscoverLife | ECOTOX | FAO - Publication: search | Faunafri | Fishipedia | Fishtrace | GloBI | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | IGFA World Record | OneZoom | Open Tree of Life | Otolith Atlas of Taiwan Fishes | PubMed | Reef Life Survey | Socotra Atlas | TreeBase | Tree of Life | Wikipedia: Go, Search | World Records Freshwater Fishing | Zoobank | Zoological Record
Estimates based on models
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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
| Bayesian length-weight | a=0.00871 (0.00403 - 0.01884), b=3.06 (2.89 - 3.23), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
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Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
4.5 ±0.80 se; based on food items. |
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Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
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Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate vulnerability (45 of 100). 🛈 |
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Price category (Ref. 80766) |
Medium. |
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Nutrients (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 59.8 [31.9, 118.3] mg/100g; Iron = 0.99 [0.51, 1.80] mg/100g; Protein = 19 [17, 21] %; Omega3 = 0.348 [0.202, 0.557] g/100g; Selenium = 28.5 [14.4, 58.2] μg/100g; VitaminA = 17.8 [5.4, 65.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.501 [0.348, 0.747] mg/100g (wet weight); |