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Queen croaker (Seriphus politus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Seriphus politus

Common Name
Queen croaker

Biology
Occur inshore, often over sandy bottoms. Common in bays and tidal sloughs, around pilings. Moves to deeper water at night (Ref. 9118). Form schools. Feed on small shrimps, marine worms and fishes (Ref. 9118). Pelagic spawners (Ref. 56049).

Classification

Classified By
Ayres, 1860
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Perch-like fish (Perciformes)
Family
Drums or croakers (Sciaenidae)

Distribution

Region
Eastern Pacific
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Yaquina Bay in Oregon, USA to southern Baja California, Mexico. Recorded from British Columbia, Canada (Ref. 11980).
Range
- 22°N

Environment

Climate
Subtropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
1 m
Depth To - meters
21 m
Zone
demersal
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 1 - 21 m (Ref. 2850), usually 1 - 8 m (Ref. 2850)
Trophic Level
3.7 s.e. 0.57 Based on food items.
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
Occurs in Brackish water
False
Occurs in Fresh Water
False
Occurs on Reefs
False
Is kept in Aquariums
False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
30.0 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 1.0000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial; bait: usually
Vulnerability
Low to moderate vulnerability (31 of 100)
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=2; Annual fecundity = 300,000)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Least Concern (LC)