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Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) >
Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Etymology: Micropogonias: Greek, mikros = small + greek, pogon = beard (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Linnaeus.
Umwelt: Milieu / Klimazone / Tiefenbereich / Verbreitungsgebiet
Ökologie
seewasser; brackwasser demersal; tiefenbereich ? - 100 m. Subtropical; 43°N - 37°S
Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA (excluding Florida) and northern Gulf of Mexico to northern Mexico. Possibly from southern Brazil to Argentina. Uncertain in southern Gulf of Mexico, Lesser Antilles and southern Caribbean (Ref. 26938).
Länge bei der ersten Reifung / Größe / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm ?, range 18 - ? cm
Max length : 55.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 40637); common length : 30.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 3702); max. veröff. Gewicht: 2.6 kg (Ref. 40637); max. veröff. Alter: 5 Jahre (Ref. 12193)
Adults occur usually over mud and sandy mud bottoms in coastal waters and in estuaries where the nursery and feeding grounds are located. They feed mainly on worms, crustaceans and fishes. An excellent foodfish. Sold fresh and frozen; eaten fried, broiled, microwaved and baked (Ref. 9988).
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)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: kommerziell; Aquakultur: experimental; Sportfisch: ja
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Schätzungen auf der Grundlage von Modellen
Bevorzugte Temperatur (Ref.
123201): 14.2 - 27.7, mean 24.1 °C (based on 540 cells).
Phylogenetischer Diversitätsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00871 (0.00794 - 0.00956), b=3.08 (3.05 - 3.11), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Trophische Ebene (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.50 se; based on food items.
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): mittel, Verdopplung der Population dauert 1,4 - 4,4 Jahre. (K=0.2-0.27; tm=1-2; tmax=8).
Anfälligkeit der Fischerei (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (38 of 100).
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Klimaanfälligkeit (Ref.
125649): High to very high vulnerability (66 of 100).
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Nährstoffe (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 74.3 [40.8, 145.2] mg/100g; Iron = 1.07 [0.56, 1.87] mg/100g; Protein = 20.1 [18.4, 21.7] %; Omega3 = 0.303 [0.149, 0.596] g/100g; Selenium = 26.2 [13.9, 50.6] μg/100g; VitaminA = 16.4 [5.7, 55.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.688 [0.492, 1.006] mg/100g (wet weight);
