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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
Ecología
marino demersal. Tropical; 4°N -
Eastern Pacific: Guatemala to Peru.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 35.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 9118); common length : 20.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 55763)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
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
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
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 Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: escaso valor comercial
Herramientas
Special reports
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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).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.31 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (25 of 100).