Bussing's drum (Umbrina bussingi)

Scientific name: Umbrina bussingi L?pez S., 1980

Bussing's drum (Umbrina bussingi)

The Bussing's drum (Umbrina bussingi) is a marine fish of the family Sciaenidae. Native range: Eastern Central Pacific, southern Baja California, Mexico to Costa Rica.

Biology

Body elongated, with back and belly normally arched; snout pointed; mouth small and inferior; lower jaw enclosed by upper; chin with one stiff barbel; edge of preopercle serrate; lower branch of first gill arch with 11 to 13 gill rakers; second dorsal fin moderately long, with 12 to 23 soft rays; body uniformly dark and silvery; back with one or more indistinct dark spots; roof of mouth and top of branchial cavity black; opercle translucent, resembling a spot externaly.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Umbrina bussingi
Family
Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Depth range
32–290 m (105–951 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 32 - 290 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: southern Baja California, Mexico to Costa Rica.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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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