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Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Etymology: Stellifer: Latin, stella = satr + latin, fero = to carry (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Jordan.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
marino; salobre demersal; rango de profundidad ? - 40 m (Ref. 9626), usually ? - 20 m (Ref. 9626). Tropical
Western Atlantic: Colombia to southern Brazil (Ref. 3702) and range extended to Uruguay (Ref.
Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm 9.8  range ? - 16 cm
Max length : 32.1 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 94907); common length : 15.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 5217); peso máximo publicado: 70.20 g (Ref. 118626)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 12 - 13; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 20 - 23; Espinas anales: 2; Radios blandos anales: 9 - 10.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Occurs in coastal waters, over soft, muddy bottoms (Ref. 5217). Abundant in brackish estuaries (Ref. 5217). Feeds mainly on small crustaceans, often hunting in schools (Ref. 4537, 35237). Mostly used in the manufacture of sub-products (Ref. 3702).
Cervigón, F., 1993. Los peces marinos de Venezuela. Volume 2. Fundación Científica Los Roques, Caracas,Venezuela. 497 p. (Ref. 9626)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: escaso valor comercial
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Referencia
123201): 22.9 - 28, mean 25.4 °C (based on 386 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00813 (0.00693 - 0.00953), b=3.10 (3.08 - 3.12), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.4 ±0.2 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Fec=6,926 (batch fecundity)).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (22 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 176 [104, 346] mg/100g; Iron = 1.15 [0.62, 2.00] mg/100g; Protein = 19 [18, 20] %; Omega3 = 0.234 [0.125, 0.389] g/100g; Selenium = 46.3 [25.9, 87.0] μg/100g; VitaminA = 19.9 [8.0, 52.6] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.47 [1.08, 2.09] mg/100g (wet weight);