Argentine croaker (Umbrina canosai)

Scientific name: Umbrina canosai Berg, 1895

Argentine croaker (Umbrina canosai)

The Argentine croaker (Umbrina canosai) is a brackish-water fish of the family Sciaenidae. Native range: Southwest Atlantic, Cabo de S?o Tom?, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Bonaerensis, Argentina.

Biology

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.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Umbrina canosai
Family
Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
40.0
Common length
37.0
Depth range
200 m (656 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal; oceanodromous; depth range ? - 200 m, usually 10 - 100 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Southwest Atlantic: Cabo de S?o Tom?, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Bonaerensis, Argentina.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: highly commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.26-0.27)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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