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FishBase 2 thumbnails  •  slide show español Overview Main identification features elongatesnout overhangs horizontal mouth iridescent copper1-3 ocelli on top tail base chin - no barbel anal fin short Red Drum Body elongate (depth <1/4 standard length), lower profile nearly straight; snout overhangs small, horizontal mouth that ends under rear edge of eye; teeth simple, in bands on jaws; chin without barbells, with 5 pores; snout with 10 pores; gill rakers 12-14, short and stout; preopercle smooth in adult, but densely serrated in juvenile; dorsal fin continuous, but with deep notch between spines and rays XI, 23-25 ; anal fin with short base, II, 8-9, second spine ½ length of first ray; tail fin rhomboidal in juvenile, bluntly straight in adult; scales large and rough on body, smooth on head and breast, 1-2 rows of scales along base of dorsal fin; scales cover basal half of tail fin Color: Iridescent coppery silver, 1 to several ocellated eye-sized spots under soft dorsal fin and onto tail base. Reaches 160cm, 45kg weight Habitat Sandy and muddy bottoms Depth range 0-10 m Native to the eastern US, and the Gulf of Mexico. Introduced to Ecuador in 1974 for aquaculture purposes, escaped and still present there in the 1990s; its current status is not known. Attributes Cites: Not listed. Climate Zone: Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo). Depth Range Max: 10 m. Depth Range Min: 0 m. Diet: mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs); mobile benthic gastropods/bivalves; octopus/squid/cuttlefish; bony fishes. Eastern Pacific Range: Northern limit=-3; Southern limit=-3; Western limit=-81; Eastern limit=-81; Latitudinal range=1; Longitudinal range=1. Egg Type: Pelagic; Pelagic larva. Feeding Group: Carnivore. FishBase Habitat: Demersal. Global Endemism: West Atlantic Introducee; TEP non-endemic; All species. Habitat: Estuary; Beach; Sand & gravel; Mud; Mangrove; Soft bottom (mud, sand,gravel, beach, estuary & mangrove); Soft bottom only. Inshore Offshore: Inshore; Inshore Only. IUCN Red List: Not evaluated / Listed. Length Max: 160 cm. Regional Endemism: Eastern Pacific non-endemic; Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) non-endemic; All species. Residency: Resident. Salinity: Marine; Brackish. Water Column Position: Bottom; Names Scientific source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System Links to other sites Fishbase Catalog of Fishes Integrated Taxonomic Information System References Linnaeus, C., 1766., Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae. 12th ed., Systema Nat. ed. 12, 1:1-532. Acknowledgements Ross Robertson, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute I thank Ashley MacDonald and John Pickering, University of Georgia, for technical support in building this page. Supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure National Science Foundation go to Discover Life's Facebook group Following modified from FishBase    Top | See original http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Sciaenops&speciesname=ocellatus ---> http://52.67.158.155/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Sciaenops&speciesname=ocellatus http://52.67.158.155/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Sciaenops&speciesname=ocellatus ---> https://fishbase.net.br/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Sciaenops&speciesname=ocellatus https://fishbase.net.br/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Sciaenops&speciesname=ocellatus ---> https://fishbase.net.br/summary/Sciaenops-ocellatus.html You can sponsor this page Common name (e.g. trout) contains begins with begins with ends with is Genus + Species (e.g. Gadus morhua) About this page More Info Plus d'info Mais info Languages Arabic Bahasa/Malay Bangla Chinese(Si) Chinese(Tr) Deutsch English Español Farsi Français Greek Hindi Italiano Japanese Lao Nederlands Português(Br) Português(Pt) Russian Swedish Thai Vietnamese User feedbacks Comments &   Corrections Fish Forum Guest Book Facebook Citation Uploads Attach website Upload photo Upload video Upload   references Fish Watcher Related species Species in    Sciaenops Species in    Sciaenidae - Classification - Sciaenidae Eupercaria/misc Teleostei Chordata Animalia Sciaenops ocellatus ( Linnaeus , 1766 ) Red drum Add your observation in Fish Watcher Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 This map was computer-generated and has not yet been reviewed. Sciaenops ocellatus   AquaMaps   Data sources: GBIF OBIS Upload your photos  and  videos Pictures | Google image Sciaenops ocellatus Picture by Lovshin, L. Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes( genus , species ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers) Etymology: Sciaenops: Greek, skiaina, skion = a fish, red mullet + Greek, ops = appearance (Ref. 45335 ) . More on author: Linnaeus . Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology Marine; brackish; demersal; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243 ); depth range 10 - ? m (Ref. 9988 ). Subtropical; 15°C - 26°C (Ref. 127841 ); 43°N - 0°S Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri Western Atlantic: Massachusetts in USA to northern Mexico, including southern Florida, USA. Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age Maturity: L m 82.7 , range 55 - 80.3 cm Max length : 155 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3702 ); common length : 100.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3702 ); max. published weight: 45.0 kg (Ref. 9988 ); max. reported age: 50 years (Ref. 32563 ) Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic) Occurs usually over sand and sandy mud bottoms in coastal waters and estuaries. Abundant in surf zone. Feeds mainly on crustaceans, mollusks and fishes. Utilized fresh and frozen; can be pan-fried, broiled and baked (Ref. 9988 ). Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators 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 Red List Status (Ref. 130435 )   Least Concern (LC)  ; Date assessed: 24 January 2020 CITES Not Evaluated CMS (Ref. 116361 ) Not Evaluated Threat to humans   Harmless (Ref. 9988 ) Human uses Fisheries: minor commercial; aquaculture: commercial; gamefish: yes; aquarium: public aquariums FAO - Aquaculture: production , species profile ; Fisheries: landings ; Publication: search | FishSource | Sea Around Us More information Countries FAO areas Ecosystems Occurrences Introductions Stocks Ecology Diet Food items Food consumption Ration Common names Synonyms Metabolism Predators Ecotoxicology Reproduction Maturity Spawning Spawning aggregation Fecundity Eggs Egg development Age/Size Growth Length-weight Length-length Length-frequencies Morphometrics Morphology Larvae Larval dynamics Recruitment Abundance BRUVS References Aquaculture Aquaculture profile Strains Genetics Electrophoreses Heritability Diseases Processing Nutrients Mass conversion Collaborators Pictures Stamps, Coins Misc. 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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804 ):  PD 50 = 1.0000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00832 (0.00523 - 0.01324), b=3.07 (2.94 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245 ). Trophic level (Ref. 69278 ):  3.7   ±0.57 se; based on food items. Generation time: 2.6 (2.4 - 3.7) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 16 growth studies. Resilience (Ref. 120179 ):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.27; tmax=7; Fec~1 million). Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100). Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649 ):  Very high vulnerability (88 of 100). Price category (Ref. 80766 ):   High . Nutrients (Ref. 124155 ):  Calcium = 45.3 [25.8, 87.1] mg/100g; Iron = 0.905 [0.462, 1.579] mg/100g; Protein = 21.4 [18.9, 23.7] %; Omega3 = 0.262 [0.127, 0.506] g/100g; Selenium = 38.8 [20.5, 79.0] μg/100g; VitaminA = 4.2 [1.5, 14.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.566 [0.398, 0.828] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies. Comments & Corrections Back to Search Random Species Back to Top Accessed through: Not available FishBase mirror site : Laguna, Philippines Page last modified by : mrius-barile Updated: 2024-04-25 05:22:15 gmt FishBase | Search | All Living Things | Top © Designed by The Polistes Corporation