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Pennahia argentata
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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)
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 20 - 140 m (Ref. 75716), usually 40 - ? m (Ref. 2113). Temperate; 39°N - 22°N, 114°E - 136°E
Distribution Territories | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri
Northwest Pacific: from Hong Kong to north Korea Yellow Sea, then east to Kii Peninsula, Japan.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 14 - ? cm
Max length : 40.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 75716); common length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2113)
Max length : 40.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 75716); common length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2113)
Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 25 - 28; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8; Vertebrae: 25. Posterior end of pectoral fin reaching or extending past the posterior end of spinous dorsal fin. Tip of lower jaw and inside of lower jaw teeth without or indistinct dark markings. Length of second anal spine almost equal to eye diameter (Ref. 41299).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Inhabit coastal waters in sandy, muddy bottoms (Ref. 75716). Feed on small fishes and invertebrates (Ref. 2113). Marketed fresh and dried.
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Main reference
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Trewavas, E., 1977. The sciaenid fishes (croakers or drums) of the Indo-west Pacific. Trans. Zool. Soc. Lond. 33:253-541. (Ref. 5369)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 01 July 2016
CITES
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
FAO - Fisheries: landings search; Publication: search | FishSource | Sea Around Us
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Growth parameters
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Recruitment
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Anatomy
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Physiology
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Body composition
Nutrients
Oxygen consumption
Swimming type
Swimming speed
Visual pigments
Fish sound
Diseases & Parasites
Toxicity (LC50s)
Human related
Aquaculture systems
Aquaculture profiles
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Aquaculture systems
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Stamps, coins, misc.
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Internet sources
AFORO (otoliths) | Aquatic Commons | BHL | Cloffa | Websites from users | Check FishWatcher | CISTI | Catalog of Fishes: genus, species | DiscoverLife | ECOTOX | FAO - Fisheries: landings search; Publication: search | Faunafri | Fishipedia | Fishtrace | GloBI | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | IGFA World Record | National databases | 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 | Zoological Record
Estimates based on models
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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
| Bayesian length-weight | a=0.00851 (0.00777 - 0.00932), b=3.07 (3.05 - 3.09), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245). |
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Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
4.1 ±0.7 se; based on diet studies. |
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Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.76; tm=1). |
| Rate of population increase | Prior r = 0.57, 95% CL = 0.37 - 0.85, Based on 1 data-limited stock assessment. |
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Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (34 of 100). 🛈 |
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Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (34 of 100). 🛈 |
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Price category (Ref. 80766) |
Very high. |
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Nutrients (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 30.1 [16.4, 60.3] mg/100g; Iron = 0.286 [0.137, 0.527] mg/100g; Protein = 18.7 [17.5, 20.0] %; Omega3 = 0.641 [0.310, 1.200] g/100g; Selenium = 14.9 [7.1, 30.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 21.9 [5.4, 90.7] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.518 [0.357, 0.780] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies. |