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Cynoscion acoupa, Acoupa weakfish : fisheries, gamefish, aquarium

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Cynoscion acoupa (Lacepède, 1801)

Acoupa weakfish
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Brazil country information

Common names: Calafetão, Cambucu, Cambuçu
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: Barreto, T.M.R.R., K.M.F. Freire, J.J.C. Reis-Júnior, L.C. Rosa, A. Carvalho-Filho and M.M. Rotundo, 2018
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Caught by shrimp trawl in Pirambu, Sergipe (Ref. 118626).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Chao, L.N., 1978
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Acoupa toeroe, Corvinata amarilla, Grey snapper, ... more

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Etymology: Cynoscion: Greek, kyon = dog + Greek, odous = teeth + Greek, skion, skiaina = barbel, red mullet (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Lacepède.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

marina; sötvatten; brackvatten bottenlevande; havsvandrande (Ref. 51243); djupintervall 1 - 20 m (Ref. 3702).   Subtropical; 13°N - 40°S, 80°W - 34°W

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