Ophioscion imiceps, Blinkard croaker : fisheries

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Ophioscion imiceps (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)

Blinkard croaker
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> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Etymology: Ophioscion: Greek, ophis = serpent + Greek, skion, skiaina = barbel, red mullet (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Jordan & Gilbert.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range Ecología

marino; salobre demersal; rango de profundidad 10 - 60 m (Ref. 91172). Tropical; 15°N - 2°N

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Eastern Pacific: Guatemala to northern Ecuador.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 9118); common length : 18.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 55763); peso máximo publicado: 161.94 g (Ref. 124487)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Body somewhat elongate, moderately compressed, with an arched dorsal profile; snout prominent; mouth small and inferior; lower jaw enclosed by upper; edge of preopercle serrate, with 8 to 10 strong spines at the angle; anal rays 8; lower branch of first gill with 13 to 15 gill rakers; body silvery, back darker; flanks without apparent stripes; fins charcoal gray; upper part of branchial cavity black spotted (Ref. 55763).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: other (see Diagnosi.

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Found in shallow water but not common in estuaries with low salinities (Ref. 9118). Feeds on benthic invertebrates (Ref. 9118).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

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Chao, L.N., 1995. Sciaenidae. Corvinas, barbiches, bombaches, corvinatas, corvinetas, corvinillas, lambes, pescadillas, roncachos, verrugatos. p. 1427-1518. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para identificacion de especies para los fines de la pesca. Pacifico Centro-oriental. 3 volumes. 1813 p. (Ref. 9118)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

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

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Pesquerías: bycatch
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Referencia 123201): 24.3 - 29.1, mean 27.5 °C (based on 26 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia 82804):  PD50 = 0.5020   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00912 (0.00570 - 0.01458), b=3.03 (2.90 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia 69278):  3.5   ±0.37 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Referencia 120179):  Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (15 of 100). 🛈
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Medium.