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Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Etymology: Paralonchurus: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, logchos = lance + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Wilhelm Karl Hartwig Peters (1815–1883) was a German zoologist and traveller who made some very important collections in Mozambique. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
seewasser demersal. Tropical; 4°N -
Eastern Pacific: Guatemala to Peru.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 35.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 9118); common length : 20.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 55763)
Kurzbeschreibung
Bestimmungsschlüssel | Morphologie | Morphometrie
Body elongate, moderately compressed, its dorsal outline slightly arched; snout prominent; mouth small and inferior; lower jaw enclosed by upper; chin with 5 pores and 22 to 24 pairs of small barbels; edge of preopercle smooth; lower branch of first gill arch with 10 to 11 gill rakers; body uniformly dark brown with bronze highlights; belly silvery to reddish; pectoral fins black, including axillae; dorsal, pelvic, anal and caudal fins dark (Ref. 55763).
Inhabits coastal waters (Ref. 11482). Feeds mainly on worms and other benthic invertebrates (Ref. 9118). Sometimes found in local markets (Ref. 9118).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
Chao, L.N., 1995. Sciaenidae. Corvinas, barbiches, bombaches, corvinatas, corvinetas, corvinillas, lambes, pescadillas, roncachos, verrugatos. p. 1427-1518. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para identificacion de especies para los fines de la pesca. Pacifico Centro-oriental. 3 volumes. 1813 p. (Ref. 9118)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: weniger kommerziell
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00631 (0.00369 - 0.01080), b=3.07 (2.93 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.31 se; based on food items.
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): hoch, Verdopplung der Population dauert weniger als 15 Monate. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (25 of 100).
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