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Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Etymology: Micropogonias: Greek, mikros = small + greek, pogon = beard (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Linnaeus.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
पारिस्थितिकी
समुद्री; खारा ड़िमरसल; गहराई सीमा ? - 100 m. Subtropical; 43°N - 37°S
Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA (excluding Florida) and northern Gulf of Mexico to northern Mexico. Possibly from southern Brazil to Argentina. Uncertain in southern Gulf of Mexico, Lesser Antilles and southern Caribbean (Ref. 26938).
Length at first maturity / आकार / वज़न / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 18 - ? cm
Max length : 55.0 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 40637); common length : 30.0 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 3702); अधिकतम प्रकाशित वज़न: 2.6 kg (Ref. 40637); अधिकतम सूचित उम्र: 5 वर्षो (Ref. 12193)
Adults occur usually over mud and sandy mud bottoms in coastal waters and in estuaries where the nursery and feeding grounds are located. They feed mainly on worms, crustaceans and fishes. An excellent foodfish. Sold fresh and frozen; eaten fried, broiled, microwaved and baked (Ref. 9988).
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
मात्स्यिकी: व्यापारिक; जलीयकृषि: प्रयोगात्मक; आखेट मत्स्य: हां
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 14.2 - 27.7, mean 24.1 °C (based on 540 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00851 (0.00774 - 0.00936), b=3.09 (3.07 - 3.11), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.50 se; based on food items.
लौटाव (Ref.
120179): माध्यम, न्यूनतम जनसंख्या दुगनी होने का समय 1.4 - 4.4 वर्ष। (K=0.2-0.27; tm=1-2; tmax=5).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (38 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref.
125649): High to very high vulnerability (66 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 74.3 [40.8, 145.2] mg/100g; Iron = 1.07 [0.56, 1.87] mg/100g; Protein = 20.1 [18.4, 21.7] %; Omega3 = 0.303 [0.149, 0.596] g/100g; Selenium = 26.2 [13.9, 50.6] μg/100g; VitaminA = 16.4 [5.7, 55.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.688 [0.492, 1.006] mg/100g (wet weight);