Brazil country information

Common names: Araúja, Chatinha, Corvina
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Located at the southernmost tip of the Bombinhas peninsula, southern Brazil (Ref. 55758).
National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Hureau, J.-C., 1991
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

Corvinata aletacorta, Acoupa aile-courte, Anchoveta, ... more

Main reference

Cervigón, F. 1993. (Ref. 9626)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 25.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9626); common length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3702); max. published weight: 240.00 g (Ref. 9626)

Length at first maturity
L_m 15.9 range ? - ? cm

Environment

Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 1 - 45 m (Ref. 3702)

Climate / Range

Tropical, preferred ?; 10°N - 27°S, 83°W - 34°W

Distribution

Western Atlantic: Costa Rica to southern Brazil.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 8 - 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19-20; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 18 - 19. Silver grey, darker above. A diffuse black spot at pectoral-fin bases, fins pale to yellowish. Mouth large, strongly oblique, lower jaw projecting. Upper jaw with a pair of large canine-like teeth at tip. Chin without barbel or pores, lower margin of snout with 2 marginal pores. Two widely separated dorsal fins. Gas bladder with a pair of horn-like anterior appendages. Sagitta (large earstone) moderately thick and oval (Ref 51721).

Found in shallow coastal waters over sandy mud or soft mud bottoms (Ref. 3702). Feeds mainly on small shrimps (Ref. 3702). Important food fish.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial; bait: usually

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.7500 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
4.0 ±0.4 se; Based on diet studies.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low vulnerability (22 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Medium

Isopisthus parvipinnis (Cuvier, 1830)