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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.
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Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
marina bottenlevande; djupintervall 1 - 30 m (Ref. 3490). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: northwest coast of India. Reported from Pakistan (Ref. 2872).
Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age
Könsmognad: Lm 18.9  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 3490); common length : 20.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 3490); publicerad maxvikt: 257.00 g (Ref. 132174)
Found in shallow muddy coastal waters. Marketed fresh and dried salted.
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 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fiskeri: kommersiell
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (K=0.5-0.9; Fec=71,654).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (25 of 100).
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