Plagioscion squamosissimus, South American silver croaker : fisheries, aquaculture, gamefish, aquarium

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Plagioscion squamosissimus (Heckel, 1840)

South American silver croaker
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Classification / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes(Genre, Espèce) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Etymology: Plagioscion: Greek, plagios = oblique + Greek, skiaina, skion = barbel, red mullet (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Heckel.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / profondeur / distribution range Écologie

; eau douce benthopélagique; potamodrome (Ref. 51243). Tropical; 22°C - 27°C (Ref. 12468)

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Carte par point | Introductions | Faunafri

South America: Amazon, Orinoco, Paraná, Paraguay, and São Francisco River basins and rivers fo Guianas.

Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturité: Lm 20.7  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 80.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 36888); poids max. publié: 4.5 kg (Ref. 40637)

Description synthétique Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie

Épines dorsales (Total) : 11; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 30 - 34; Épines anales: 2; Rayons mous anaux: 5 - 6. Vertebral column extends into caudal fin. Black spot near the base of the pectorals. Dorsal posterior margin of operculum slightly toothed.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.

Biologie     Glossaire (ex. epibenthic)

Occupies very diverse biotopes and carries out its biological cycle in freshwater as well as in brackish water (Ref. 27188). Juveniles feed on larvae of crustaceans (especially Macrobrachium), aquatic insects and copepods. Adults prey on fish. Captured during the rainy season (Ref. 35237).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves

Référence principale Upload your references | Références | Coordinateur | Collaborateurs

Casatti, L., 2003. Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers). p. 599-602. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 36888)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Préoccupation mineure (LC) ; Date assessed: 30 July 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Menace pour l'homme

  Harmless





Utilisations par l'homme

Pêcheries: commercial; Aquaculture: commercial; pêche sportive: oui; Aquarium: Commercial
FAO - pêcheries: landings; Publication: search | FishSource |

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Sources Internet

AFORO (otoliths) | Alien/Invasive Species database | Aquatic Commons | BHL | Cloffa | Websites from users | FishWatcher | CISTI | Catalog of Fishes: Genre, Espèce | DiscoverLife | ECOTOX | FAO - pêcheries: landings; Publication: search | Faunafri | Fishipedia | Fishtrace | GloBI | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | IGFA World Record | OneZoom | Open Tree of Life | Otolith Atlas of Taiwan Fishes | PubMed | Reef Life Survey | Socotra Atlas | TreeBase | Arbre de Vie | Wikipedia: aller à, chercher | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Réf. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5078   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00871 (0.00796 - 0.00953), b=3.08 (3.06 - 3.10), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf. 69278):  4.4   ±0.5 se; based on diet studies.
Résilience (Réf. 120179):  Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (K=0.11-0.22; tm=1-1.5).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High vulnerability (62 of 100). 🛈
Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766):   Medium.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 47.4 [22.8, 100.6] mg/100g; Iron = 0.868 [0.407, 1.560] mg/100g; Protein = 18.9 [17.6, 20.2] %; Omega3 = 0.344 [0.122, 0.954] g/100g; Selenium = 73.9 [29.6, 172.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 85.8 [22.4, 311.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.18 [0.79, 1.79] mg/100g (wet weight);