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Cynoscion praedatorius (Jordan and Gilbert, 1889)
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Cynoscion praedatorius
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Cynoscion praedatorius

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Overview
Main identification features
  • head: large, deep
  • d: x-xi, 18-21
  • c: blunt point
  • a: 9
  • all scales smooth;fins scaly
Elongate, fusiform, compressed, oval cross-section; head deep, long (~27% of standard length); ridge down front of snout; mouth strongly oblique, lower jaw very prominent; no barbels under chin; eye small; upper jaw with a pair of large canines at front then a short band of teeth, outer teeth larger; lower jaw teeth in 2 rows, inner larger at rear; dorsal X-XI, 18-20 rays, 2 parts a little separate; anal low, 2 small spines, 9 rays; pectorals slightly longer than pelvics; tail with angular point; all scales smooth, small, 60-65 on lateral line, these larger than adjacent rows and with small accessory scales; soft dorsal and anal fins scaly.

Blue-grey above, silvery with orange-yellow tint below; spiny dorsal clear; soft dorsal and anal grey, with orange tint; tail dark grey; pelvics pale grey; pectorals orange grey upper 1/3, grey with orange tint below; iris with orange tint; inside mouth orange-yellow; tip of lower jaw dark.

Size: 120 cm.

Habitat: coastal, marine.

Depth: 5-50 m.

Costa Rica to Colombia.


Attributes
Abundance: Common.
Cites: Not listed.
Climate Zone: Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo).
Depth Range Max: 50 m.
Depth Range Min: 5 m.
Diet: bony fishes; mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs); octopus/squid/cuttlefish.
Eastern Pacific Range: Northern limit=10; Southern limit=4; Western limit=-86; Eastern limit=-78; Latitudinal range=6; Longitudinal range=8.
Egg Type: Pelagic; Pelagic larva.
Feeding Group: Carnivore.
FishBase Habitat: Bentho-Pelagic.
Global Endemism: Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic; East Pacific endemic; All species.
Habitat: Soft bottom (mud, sand,gravel, beach, estuary & mangrove); Water column; Sand & gravel.
Inshore Offshore: Inshore; Inshore Only.
IUCN Red List: Not evaluated / Listed.
Length Max: 120 cm.
Regional Endemism: Continent only; Continent; TEP endemic; Continental TEP endemic; Panamic province endemic; All species.
Residency: Resident.
Salinity: Marine; Marine Only.
Water Column Position: Mid Water; Near Bottom; Near Bottom; Bottom + water column;


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References
  • Fischer , W. , Krup , F. , Schneider , W. , Sommer , C. , Carpenter , K. E. and Niem, V. H., 1995., Guia FAO para la Identificacion de Especies de para los fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. Volumen III. Vertebrados - Parte 2., FAO3:1201-1813.
  • Jimenez-Prado, P., Béarez, P., 2004., Peces marinos del Ecuador continental / Marine fishes of continental Ecuador., SIMBIOE/NAZCA/IFEA tomo 1 y 2.
  • Jordan, D.S., Gilbert, C.H., 1889., A review of the Sciaenidae of America and Europe., Rept. U.S. Fisheries Comm., 14:343-451.
  • Lopez , M. I. and Bussing, W. A., 1982., Lista provisional de los peces marinos de la Costa Rica., Revista de Biologia Tropical, 30(1):5-26.
  • Meek , S.E. and Hildebrand, S.F., 1925., The marine fishes of Panama. Part II., Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Zool. Ser. Publ., XV:331-707.
  • Rubio, E.A., 1988., Estudio taxonomico de la ictiofauna acompañante del camaron en areas costeras del Pacifico de Colombia., Memorias del VI Seminario Nacional de las Ciencias del Mar. Comisión Colombiana de Oceanografía. Bogota, Colombia., :169-183.
  • Rubio, E.A., 1990., Sistematica y Abundancia de los Peces de la Familia Sciaenidae (Pisces: Perciformes) en areas Aledañas a la Bahia de Buenaventura., Memorias del VII Seminario Nacional de las Ciencias y Tecnologías del Mar. Comisión Colombiana de Oceanografía. Bogota, Colombia., :413-421.

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