Silver seatrout (Cynoscion nothus)

Scientific name: Cynoscion nothus Holbrook, 1848

Silver seatrout (Cynoscion nothus)

The Silver seatrout (Cynoscion nothus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Sciaenidae.

Biology

Occurs usually over sandy bottoms in inshore waters along beaches and in river mouths. Feeds mainly on crustaceans and fishes.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cynoscion nothus
Family
Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
36.0
Common length
25.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Maryland to northeastern Florida in the USA and throughout Gulf of Mexico. Reported from Campeche Bank in Mexico. Often misidentified as Cynoscion regalis.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.22)

Sources

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

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