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Cynoscion nortoni Béarez, 2001 hake weakfish |
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photo by
Béarez, P. |
| Family: | Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers) | |||
| Max. size: | 40 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; marine; depth range 100 - 200 m, non-migratory | |||
| Distribution: | Southeast Pacific: Ecuador. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 11-12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 23-26; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 9-10; Vertebrae: 25-25. A moderate sized Cynoscion, the largest specimen is 353 mm TL. It can be distinguished from its congeners by : a long head contained 2.8 to 3 times in SL, a large eye contained 5.1 to 5.8 times in head length (HL), a low gill raker count, a relatively high number of dorsal-fin rays (23-26), a long pectoral fin contained 1.6 in HL, a dark steel grey color on its dorsum and a black pigmented oral cavity. | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 21 February 2020 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||