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Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Etymology: Isopisthus: Greek, isos = equal + Greek, opisthe = behind (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Jordan & Gilbert.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; brackish; benthopelagic; depth range 10 - 60 m (Ref. 91172). Tropical; 30°N - 14°S, 115°W - 75°W
Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California and southern Baja California, Mexico to Peru.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 36.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 55763); common length : 25.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 55763)
Inhabits coastal waters and lower estuarine regions (Ref. 9118). Feeds on fishes, shrimps and cephalopods (Ref. 9118).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Chao, L.N., 1995. Sciaenidae. Corvinas, barbiches, bombaches, corvinatas, corvinetas, corvinillas, lambes, pescadillas, roncachos, verrugatos. p. 1427-1518. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para identificacion de especies para los fines de la pesca. Pacifico Centro-oriental. 3 volumes. 1813 p. (Ref. 9118)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 22.8 - 28.8, mean 25.9 °C (based on 46 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00692 (0.00431 - 0.01111), b=3.08 (2.95 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.2 ±0.62 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (26 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 106 [61, 198] mg/100g; Iron = 0.815 [0.406, 1.521] mg/100g; Protein = 18.8 [17.6, 20.0] %; Omega3 = 0.255 [0.119, 0.467] g/100g; Selenium = 51.4 [26.2, 100.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 33.4 [11.3, 107.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.29 [0.87, 1.89] mg/100g (wet weight);