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Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Eponymy: Rev Dr Christoph Samuel John (1747–1813) was a botanist and herpetologist and a medical missionary (1771–1813) at the Danish trading station of Tranquebar (now Tharangambadi), Tamil Nadu, not far from Madras (Chennai). [...] Charles Paulus Bélanger (1805–1881) was a French traveller. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Cuvier.
Umwelt: Milieu / Klimazone / Tiefenbereich / Verbreitungsgebiet
Ökologie
seewasser; brackwasser demersal; amphidrom (Ref. 51243); tiefenbereich ? - 40 m (Ref. 9772). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, through the East Indies, to China. Records from the east coast of Africa were probably based on misidentifications as this species does not occur there (Ref. 4373). Range extends westwards to the Persian Gulf (Ref. 9772).
Länge bei der ersten Reifung / Größe / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm ?, range 9 - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 2872); common length : 20.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 2872)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 10 - 11; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 27 - 31; Afterflossenstacheln: 2; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 7.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Inhabits coastal waters and estuaries. Feeds on invertebrates, particularly benthic worms. Marketed fresh and dried salted.
Bianchi, G., 1985. FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Field guide to the commercial marine and brackish-water species of Pakistan. Prepared with the support of PAK/77/033 and FAO (FIRM) Regular Programme. Rome: FAO. 200 p. (Ref. 2872)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: weniger kommerziell
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Schätzungen auf der Grundlage von Modellen
Bevorzugte Temperatur (Ref.
123201): 23.3 - 29.1, mean 28.2 °C (based on 1204 cells).
Phylogenetischer Diversitätsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00660 - 0.01515), b=3.10 (2.98 - 3.22), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophische Ebene (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.32 se; based on food items.
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): hoch, Verdopplung der Population dauert weniger als 15 Monate. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Anfälligkeit der Fischerei (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (20 of 100).
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Nährstoffe (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 464 [112, 1,484] mg/100g; Iron = 1.56 [0.59, 3.49] mg/100g; Protein = 18.6 [16.7, 20.7] %; Omega3 = 0.234 [0.125, 0.391] g/100g; Selenium = 93.9 [33.5, 279.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 19.9 [8.0, 51.9] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.01 [0.94, 3.47] mg/100g (wet weight); based on
nutrient studies.