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Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Etymology: Pteroscion: Greek, pteron, pteryx = fin + Greek, skion, skiaina = barbel, red mullet (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Hendrik Severinus Pel (1818–1876) was the Dutch Governor of the Gold Coast (Ghana) (ca: 1840–1850). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Bleeker.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / profondeur / distribution range
Écologie
marin; saumâtre benthopélagique; profondeur 0 - 200 m (Ref. 3593), usually 0 - 50 m (Ref. 3593). Tropical; 46°N - 9°S, 19°W - 15°E (Ref. 56869)
Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to Namibia (Ref. 27121).
Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm 14.4 range ? - 16 cm
Max length : 32.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 3593); common length : 20.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 3593)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Found in mid-water, over mud and sand bottoms in coastal waters. One of the most abundant sciaenids in shallower waters (Ref. 3593). Feeds on fish, cephalopods, shrimps, and annelids (Ref. 28587).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Chao, L.N. and E. Trewavas, 1990. Sciaenidae. p. 813-826. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 3593)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Réf.
123201): 20 - 28, mean 26.5 °C (based on 186 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00891 (0.00555 - 0.01432), b=3.08 (2.95 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.6 ±0.50 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 1.5 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
growth studies.
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (K=0.709; assuming tm>1 based on growth curve).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (22 of 100).
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Climate Vulnerability (Ref.
125649): Moderate vulnerability (41 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 120 [68, 222] mg/100g; Iron = 0.923 [0.466, 1.662] mg/100g; Protein = 18.5 [17.3, 19.7] %; Omega3 = 0.276 [0.129, 0.504] g/100g; Selenium = 72.1 [37.0, 142.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 26 [10, 80] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.48 [1.03, 2.17] mg/100g (wet weight);
