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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Tropical

Ronco croaker

Bairdiella icistia Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
Max Length
30 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.9
Depth
-
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
25.00/100
Typical Length
20 cm
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Inhabits coastal waters, estuaries and river mouths . Introduced into the Salton Sea, a warm, relatively shallow, and highly saline lake . Feeds on fishes, small shrimps and other crustaceans .

Scientific Name
Bairdiella icistia
Authority
Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
30 cm
Trophic Level
3.9
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
25.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Ronco croaker is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Ronco croaker is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous 📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; brackish; demersal. Tropical Central Pacific: Gulf of California to Guatemala.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🌿 Brackish ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.9±0.64
Food Items

fishes, small shrimps and other crustaceans (Ref

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00871 × L3.07 (TL)
Max TL
30cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2019

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
25.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.9
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Jordan & Gilbert, 1882

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Scientific Synonyms

Scientific Name Author Year Status
Bairdiella incistia Jordan & Gilbert 1882 Synonym
Sciaena icistia Jordan & Gilbert 1882 Synonym

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 12 records indexed .

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