Nebris microps, Smalleye croaker : fisheries

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Nebris microps Cuvier, 1830

Smalleye croaker
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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: Nebris: Greek, nebris, -idos = skin of a fawn (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Cuvier.

Issue
The species Plagioscion microps Steindachner, 1917 is considered as valid in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. Jul. 2010: Ref. 84883) according to Chao (1978: Ref. not in FB).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range ? - 50 m. Tropical; 12°N - 28°S, 34°W - 76°W

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Western Atlantic: Colombia (Ref. 5217) to southeast Brazil.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 35237); common length : 35.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3702); max. published weight: 570.00 g (Ref. 5217)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 8 - 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 29-32; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits sandy muddy bottoms in coastal waters and in estuaries. Juveniles restricted to brackish waters (Ref. 9626). Feeds mainly on shrimps. Marketed mostly fresh and salted, an important foodfish. One of the most highly priced species in Trinidad.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Chao, L.N., 1978. Sciaenidae. In W. Fischer (ed.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. West Atlantic (Fishing Area 31). Volume 4. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 3702)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 23 January 2020

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.7500   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00851 (0.00775 - 0.00934), b=3.08 (3.05 - 3.11), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.6   ±0.59 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low to moderate vulnerability (30 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Medium.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 149 [88, 281] mg/100g; Iron = 1.07 [0.56, 1.82] mg/100g; Protein = 19.2 [18.1, 20.2] %; Omega3 = 0.237 [0.127, 0.390] g/100g; Selenium = 48.9 [27.6, 91.6] μg/100g; VitaminA = 19.1 [7.7, 51.7] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.31 [0.96, 1.85] mg/100g (wet weight);