Barbel drum (Ctenosciaena gracilicirrhus)

Scientific name: Ctenosciaena gracilicirrhus Metzelaar, 1919

Barbel drum (Ctenosciaena gracilicirrhus)

The Barbel drum (Ctenosciaena gracilicirrhus) is a marine fish of the family Sciaenidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, Nicaragua along the Caribbean coast and Atlantic coasts of South America to southern Brazil.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 21-24; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8. Body silvery, grey on back and white on belly. Inside of opercle lining black, appearing as a dark triangular blotch externally. Base of pectoral fin and axil with a dark spot. Upper half of spinous dorsal fin dusky. Other fins pale. Mouth moderately large, slightly inferior. Tip of chin with a pointed flexible barbel. Gas bladder carrot-shaped, without appendages. Sagitta (large earstone) thick and ovoid, lapillus (small earstone) rudimentary (Ref 51721).

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Ctenosciaena gracilicirrhus
Family
Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
21.0
Common length
16.0
Depth range
10–130 m (33–427 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 10 - 130 m, usually 10 - 80 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Nicaragua along the Caribbean coast and Atlantic coasts of South America to southern Brazil.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial; bait: usually
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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