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Stellifer rastrifer (Jordan, 1889)

Rake stardrum
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Etymology: Stellifer: Latin, stella = satr + latin, fero = to carry (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Jordan.

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

Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range ? - 40 m (Ref. 9626), usually ? - 20 m (Ref. 9626). Tropical

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Western Atlantic: Colombia to southern Brazil (Ref. 3702) and range extended to Uruguay (Ref.

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Maturity: Lm 9.8  range ? - 16 cm
Max length : 32.1 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 94907); common length : 15.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5217); max. published weight: 70.20 g (Ref. 118626)

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Dorsal spines (total): 12 - 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 20 - 23; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Occurs in coastal waters, over soft, muddy bottoms (Ref. 5217). Abundant in brackish estuaries (Ref. 5217). Feeds mainly on small crustaceans, often hunting in schools (Ref. 4537, 35237). Mostly used in the manufacture of sub-products (Ref. 3702).

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Cervigón, F., 1993. Los peces marinos de Venezuela. Volume 2. Fundación Científica Los Roques, Caracas,Venezuela. 497 p. (Ref. 9626)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 28 January 2020

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: minor commercial
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Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 22.9 - 28, mean 25.4 °C (based on 386 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00813 (0.00694 - 0.00952), b=3.10 (3.08 - 3.12), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.4   ±0.2 se; based on diet studies.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Fec=6,926 (batch fecundity)).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (22 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Medium.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 176 [104, 346] mg/100g; Iron = 1.15 [0.62, 2.00] mg/100g; Protein = 19 [18, 20] %; Omega3 = 0.234 [0.125, 0.389] g/100g; Selenium = 46.3 [25.9, 87.0] μg/100g; VitaminA = 19.9 [8.0, 52.6] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.47 [1.08, 2.09] mg/100g (wet weight);