Sand weakfish
📖 Overview
Occurs usually over sandy bottoms in shallow coastal waters, being relatively abundant in the surf zone. During summer months the fish move to their nursery and feeding grounds in river estuaries.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 25 - 29; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 10 - 12. Colour uniform silvery grey above, without conspicuous spots, silvery below. Pelvic and anal fins pale to yellowish. A faint dark area at bases and axial of pectoral fins. Inside opercle darkish, often visible externally. Mouth large, oblique, lower jaw slightly projecting. Upper jaw with a pair of large canine-like teeth at tip. Lower jaw with a row of widely spaced larger inner-row teeth, gradually increasing in size posteriorly. Chin without barbel or pore, snout with 2 marginal pores. Gas bladder with a pair of horn-like anterior appendages. Soft portion of dorsal fin with few small scales rows at base between soft fin rays (Ref 51721).: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Sand weakfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Sand weakfish is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; demersal. Subtropical; 30°N - 18°N, 98°W - 80°W
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🍽️ Edibility & Flavour
"Sand weakfish is an edible species."
- Clear, bright eyes — cloudy eyes indicate age
- Firm flesh that springs back when pressed
- Fresh ocean smell, never strong or ammonia-like
- Bright red or pink gills, not grey or brown
- Shiny, moist skin with scales tightly attached
- Cloudy or sunken eyes
- Strong fishy or ammonia odour
- Soft, mushy flesh that doesn't spring back
- Discoloured or dry flesh
⚡ Nutrition
Per 100g cooked - Source: USDA FoodData Central
| Nutrient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Protein | 19.1 g |
| Omega-3 (total) | 372 mg |
🔬 Mercury Safety
Mercury data for Sand weakfish has not yet been assigned. Please consult FDA/EPA guidance for general seafood safety advice.
🌿 Sustainability
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Sand Trout · Sand Weakfish · Seatrout · White Seatrout · White Trout · White Weakfish · sand seatrout |
| 🌍CES | smuha písečná |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Sandskørfisk |
| 🇩🇪German | Adlerfisch |
| 🇫🇷French | Acoupa de Sable |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Corvina-sorrateira · Corvinata |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Песчаный судачий горбыль |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Corvina blanca · Corvinata de Arena · Curvina · Trucha de Arena · corvina arenera |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 沙犬牙石首魚 |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 150 records indexed .
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