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Cynoscion guatucupa (Cuvier, 1830)

Stripped weakfish
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Argentina country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported in Bahía Blanca estuary, and it accounts for the bulk of the catches by coastal fishing fleets (50% of the total annual catch in 1993). One of the most important regional fishing resources although in the last 10 years landings have greatly deceased (Ref. 55045). Found in San Jorge Gulf, 45°41' S, 66°44' W (Ref. 86990).
National Checklist: Argentina
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ar.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Sardiña, P. and A.C.L. Cazorla, 2005
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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: Cuvier.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; benthopelagic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 1 - 194 m (Ref. 47377), usually ? - 50 m.   Subtropical; 22°S - 46°S, 68°W - 41°W

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