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Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Etymology: Atractoscion: Greek, atraktos, arrow + Greek, skion, skiaina = barbel, red mullet (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic. Tropical
Distribution
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Southwestern Pacific: endemic to south-eastern coast of Australia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 36.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 51.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 116590)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 31 - 34; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 9; Vertebrae: 25. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D XI, 31-34 (31); gill rakers in first gill arch 7 + 1 + 7-9; lateral line pored scales 70-73; adults without canines; emarginate caudal fin. Differs from Atractoscion aequidens and A. nobilis in having more dorsal-fin soft rays (31-34 vs. 26-29 in aequidens and 21-22 nobilis (Ref. 116590).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Song, Y.S., J.-K. Kim, J.-H. Kang and S.Y. Kim, 2017. Two new species of the genus Atractoscion, and resurrection of the species Atractoscion atelodus (Günther 1867) (Perciformes: Sciaenidae). Zootaxa 4306(2):223-237. (Ref. 116590)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: bycatch
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00575 (0.00280 - 0.01185), b=3.12 (2.95 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.1 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (45 of 100).