Argentina country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from northern Argentina (Ref. 51721). Found in Buenos Aires (Ref. 7251).
National Checklist: Argentina
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ar.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Chao, N.L., 2003
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

Bourrugue de crique, Lambe caletero, Southern kingfish, ... more

Main reference

Chao, L.N. 1978. (Ref. 3702)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 50.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9626); common length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3702); max. published weight: 1.1 kg (Ref. 40637)

Length at first maturity
L_m 17.7, range 16 - ? cm

Environment

Marine; brackish; demersal; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range ? - 40 m (Ref. 9626)

Climate / Range

Subtropical, preferred ?; 43°N - 42°S, 98°W - 34°W

Distribution

Western Atlantic: Cape Cod in Massachussets, USA to northern Argentina.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 22-25; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8

Inhabits coastal waters, usually over sandy-mud to hard sand bottoms. Common along beaches. Juveniles occur usually in water of lower salinity.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5020 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.5 ±0.0 se; Based on diet studies.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=2)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Moderate vulnerability (38 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Medium

Menticirrhus americanus (Linnaeus, 1758)