Cachema weakfish (Cynoscion phoxocephalus)

Scientific name: Cynoscion phoxocephalus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882

Cachema weakfish (Cynoscion phoxocephalus)

The Cachema weakfish (Cynoscion phoxocephalus) is a marine fish of the family Sciaenidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, southern Mexico to Peru.

Biology

Body long and slightly compressed; head pointed, its dorsal profile almost straight from nape to origin of dorsal fin; mouth oblique; lower jaw prominent; teeth set in 1 to 3 rows, with a pair of canines on the anterior end of upper jaw; lower branch of first gill arch with 7 to 8 gill rakers; second dorsal fin without small scales; cycloid scales on body and head; lateral line scales 60 to 70.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cynoscion phoxocephalus
Family
Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
60.0
Common length
25.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: southern Mexico to Peru.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (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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