Hake weakfish (Cynoscion nortoni)

Scientific name: Cynoscion nortoni B?arez, 2001

Hake weakfish (Cynoscion nortoni)

The Hake weakfish (Cynoscion nortoni) is a marine fish of the family Sciaenidae. Native range: Southeast Pacific, Ecuador.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 11 - 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 23-26; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10; Vertebrae: 25. A moderate sized Cynoscion, the largest specimen is 353 mm TL. It can be distinguished from its congeners by: a long head contained 2.8 to 3 times in SL, a large eye contained 5.1 to 5.8 times in head length (HL), a low gill raker count, a relatively high number of dorsal-fin rays (23-26), a long pectoral fin contained 1.6 in HL, a dark steel grey color on its dorsum and a black pigmented oral cavity.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cynoscion nortoni
Family
Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
40.0
Common length
30.0
Depth range
100–200 m (328–656 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; non-migratory; depth range 100 - 200 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Southeast Pacific: Ecuador.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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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