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Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Eponymy: Rev Dr Christoph Samuel John (1747–1813) was a botanist and herpetologist and a medical missionary (1771–1813) at the Danish trading station of Tranquebar (now Tharangambadi), Tamil Nadu, not far from Madras (Chennai). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Bloch.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino; agua dulce; salobre demersal; anfidromo (Ref. 51243); rango de profundidad ? - 40 m (Ref. 9772). Tropical
Indian Ocean: Pakistan eastward to the west coast of the Malay Peninsula.
Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm 14.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 9772); common length : 20.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 9772)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 11; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 26 - 29; Espinas anales: 2; Radios blandos anales: 7.
Found in inshore waters. Enters estuaries (Ref. 4833). Feeds on small fishes and invertebrates. Sold fresh and dried-salted in markets.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Lal Mohan, R.S., 1984. Sciaenidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean (Fishing Area 51). Vol. 4. FAO, Rome. pag. var. (Ref. 3490)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: escaso valor comercial
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 25.9 - 29.3, mean 27.8 °C (based on 498 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00933 (0.00596 - 0.01462), b=3.06 (2.93 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.61 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (K=0.44-0.73; tm=1.4).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (25 of 100).