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Cynoscion jamaicensis (Vaillant & Bocourt, 1883)

Jamaica weakfish
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Suriname country information

Common names: Weti-weti
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Collected between 9.15 and 54.9 m depth during an exploratory fishing expedition in 1967; noted as scarce between 9.15 and 21.96 and between 36.6 and 54.9 m, occurring occasionally between 25.62 and 34.77 m (Ref. 26912). Also Ref. 5217, 13608.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ns.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.caricom-fisheries.com/suriname
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Gines, H. and F. Cervigón, 1967
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Common names from other countries

Acoupa mongolare, Corvinata goete, Southern weakfish, ... more

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 authors: Vaillant & Bocourt.

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

Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 1 - 70 m (Ref. 9626), usually 18 - 55 m (Ref. 9626).   Subtropical; 18°N - 52°S, 83°W - 34°W

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