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Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Etymology: Umbrina: Latin, umbra, -ae = shadow, in the sense of phantom; due to its quick movements (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Cuvier.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / gama de distribuição
Ecologia
marinhas; estuarina demersal; intervalo de profundidade 5 - 15 m. Subtropical; 38°N - 30°S, 98°W - 34°W
Western Atlantic: Bahamas and Virginia and Texas (USA) to Recife, Brazil. Including Antilles and northern South America (Ref. 26938).
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 35.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 9626); common length : 25.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 3702)
Inhabits the surf zone along sandy beaches, but in clear water. Also occurs over muddy bottoms in estuaries and sometimes near coral reef areas. Feeds on small crustaceans washed out of sand by the surf (Ref. 5521). Large specimens are marketed mostly fresh; smaller ones are used as bait.
Ciclo de vida e comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Pescarias: pouco comercial; isco: occasionally
Ferramentas
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Estimativas baseadas em modelos
Temperatura preferida (Ref.
123201): 23.4 - 28, mean 26.1 °C (based on 376 cells).
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00871 (0.00547 - 0.01386), b=3.09 (2.96 - 3.22), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.2 se; based on diet studies.
Generation time: 3.1 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
growth studies.
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Médio, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 1,4 - 4,4 anos (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilidade da pesca (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (32 of 100).
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Nutrientes (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 108 [57, 214] mg/100g; Iron = 1.08 [0.56, 1.92] mg/100g; Protein = 19.6 [18.5, 20.7] %; Omega3 = 0.297 [0.162, 0.506] g/100g; Selenium = 17.2 [9.4, 33.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 13.3 [4.8, 41.4] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.08 [0.78, 1.64] mg/100g (wet weight);