Steindachner's drum (Umbrina steindachneri)

Scientific name: Umbrina steindachneri Cadenat, 1951

Steindachner's drum (Umbrina steindachneri)

The Steindachner's drum (Umbrina steindachneri) is a marine fish of the family Sciaenidae. Native range: Eastern Atlantic, Guinea to Angola. Mauritania is the northern limit of its distribution.

Species facts

Scientific name
Umbrina steindachneri
Family
Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
47.0
Depth range
15–100 m (49–328 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 15 - 100 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Guinea to Angola. Mauritania is the northern limit of its distribution.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: 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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