Wintersteen drum (Umbrina wintersteeni)

Scientific name: Umbrina wintersteeni Walker & Radford, 1992

Wintersteen drum (Umbrina wintersteeni)

The Wintersteen drum (Umbrina wintersteeni) is a marine fish of the family Sciaenidae. Native range: Eastern Central Pacific, southern Baja California, Mexico and the Gulf of California.

Biology

Inhabits shallow water, has only been caught at a depth of 2 m.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Umbrina wintersteeni
Family
Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: southern Baja California, Mexico and the Gulf of California.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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