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Menticirrhus americanus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Southern kingcroaker
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Classification / Names आम नाम | उपशब्द | Catalog of Fishes(वर्ग, प्रजाति) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Etymology: Menticirrhus: Latin, mentum = beard, chin + Latin, cirrus = curly.
More on author: Linnaeus.

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

समुद्री; खारा ड़िमरसल; औशिनोड़िरोमस (Ref. 51243); गहराई सीमा ? - 40 m (Ref. 9626). Subtropical; 43°N - 42°S, 98°W - 34°W

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Western Atlantic: Cape Cod in Massachussets, USA to northern Argentina.

Length at first maturity / आकार / वज़न / Age

Maturity: Lm 17.7, range 16 - ? cm
Max length : 50.0 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 9626); common length : 30.0 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 3702); अधिकतम प्रकाशित वज़न: 1.1 kg (Ref. 40637)

Short description पहचान कुंजी | आकृति विज्ञान | मौरफोमैटरिक्स

पृष्ठीय रीढ़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 11; पृष्ठीय सौफट रेज़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 22 - 25; गुदा कांटा: 1; ऐनल सौफट रेज़: 7 - 8.

जीवविज्ञान     शब्द संग्रह (उदाहरणार्थ epibenthic)

Inhabits coastal waters, usually over sandy-mud to hard sand bottoms. Common along beaches. Juveniles occur usually in water of lower salinity.

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Main reference Upload your references | संदर्भ | संयोजक | सहयोगीयो

Chao, L.N., 1978. Sciaenidae. In W. Fischer (ed.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. West Atlantic (Fishing Area 31). Volume 4. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 3702)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 22 January 2020

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 14.8 - 27.9, mean 24.4 °C (based on 552 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5020   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00794 (0.00734 - 0.00860), b=3.08 (3.06 - 3.10), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.5   ±0.0 se; based on diet studies.
लौटाव (Ref. 120179):  माध्यम, न्यूनतम जनसंख्या दुगनी होने का समय 1.4 - 4.4 वर्ष। (tm=2; tmax=4; Fec=28,691 (batch fecundity)).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (38 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Medium.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 78.1 [44.9, 148.7] mg/100g; Iron = 0.951 [0.511, 1.649] mg/100g; Protein = 21.2 [19.2, 23.5] %; Omega3 = 0.326 [0.192, 0.520] g/100g; Selenium = 22 [12, 41] μg/100g; VitaminA = 11.7 [4.4, 35.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.867 [0.647, 1.267] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.