Stripped weakfish (Cynoscion guatucupa)

Scientific name: Cynoscion guatucupa Cuvier, 1830

Stripped weakfish (Cynoscion guatucupa)

The Stripped weakfish (Cynoscion guatucupa) is a marine fish of the family Sciaenidae. Native range: Southwest Atlantic, Brazil, Montevideo, Uruguay and Argentina.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cynoscion guatucupa
Family
Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
50.0
Depth range
194 m (636 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; oceanodromous; depth range ? - 194 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Southwest Atlantic: Brazil, Montevideo, Uruguay and Argentina.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.2-0.28)

Sources

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

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