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Pennahia argentata  (Houttuyn, 1782)

Silver croaker
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Taiwan country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: FAO, 2000
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Tung-hsiao, Tai-chung and Peng-hu, western Taiwan (Ref. 43515). Also Ref. 36073, 55073, 79628.
National Checklist: Taiwan
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/tw.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Shen, S.C. (ed.), 1993
National Database: The Fish Database of Taiwan

Classification / Names

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

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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 40.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 75716); common length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2113)

Length at first maturity
Lm ?, range 14 - ? cm

Environment

Marine; benthopelagic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 20 - 140 m (Ref. 75716), usually 40 - ? m (Ref. 2113)

Climate / Range

Temperate, preferred 25°C (Ref. 107945); 39°N - 22°N, 114°E - 136°E

Distribution

Northwest Pacific: from Hong Kong to north Korea Yellow Sea, then east to Kii Peninsula, Japan.
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 25-28; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8; Vertebrae: 25. Posterior end of pectoral fin reaching or extending past the posterior end of spinous dorsal fin. Tip of lower jaw and inside of lower jaw teeth without or indistinct dark markings. Length of second anal spine almost equal to eye diameter (Ref. 41299).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabit coastal waters in sandy, muddy bottoms (Ref. 75716). Feed on small fishes and invertebrates (Ref. 2113). Marketed fresh and dried.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Threat to humans

  Harmless



Human uses

Fisheries: commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD50 = 0.5312 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.7   ±0.55 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.76; tm=1)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low vulnerability (23 of 100)
Price category (Ref. 80766)
Very high