Vacuocua croaker (Corvula macrops)

Scientific name: Corvula macrops Steindachner, 1876

Vacuocua croaker (Corvula macrops)

The Vacuocua croaker (Corvula macrops) is a marine fish of the family Sciaenidae. Native range: Eastern Central Pacific, southern Gulf of California to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands.

Biology

Uncommon species inhabiting rocky coastal areas.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Corvula macrops
Family
Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
25.0
Common length
20.0
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: southern Gulf of California to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries:
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (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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