Argentina country information

Common names: Argentine croaker, Pargo blanco
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: Nakamura, I., T. Inada, M. Takeda and H. Hatanaka, 1986
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Ranges south to the Bonaerensis area (Ref. 27363). Also Ref. 7415.
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: Nakamura, I., T. Inada, M. Takeda and H. Hatanaka, 1986
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
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Common names from other countries

Ombrine d'Argentine, Verrugato pargo, Pargo blanco, ... more

Main reference

Haimovici, M. 1988. (Ref. 7415)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 40.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 47377); common length : 37.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7025)

Length at first maturity
L_m 15.9, range 17 - ? cm

Environment

Marine; brackish; demersal; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range ? - 200 m (Ref. 47377), usually 10 - 100 m (Ref. 27363)

Climate / Range

Subtropical, preferred 20°C (Ref. 107945); 31°S - 42°S, 62°W - 49°W (Ref. 54933)

Distribution

Southwest Atlantic: Cabo de São Tomé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Bonaerensis, Argentina.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 21-25; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8. Upper part of body with many dark longitudinal stripes; no well defined dark spots at bases of pectoral fins (Ref. 27363).

Especially abundant at about 100 m depth (Ref. 27363). Found over sand and mud bottoms (Ref. 47377).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: highly commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.9 ±0.57 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.26-0.27)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low to moderate vulnerability (30 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low

Umbrina canosai Berg, 1895