Bigtooth corvina
📖 Overview
Found in shallow coastal waters over sandy mud or soft mud bottoms . Feeds mainly on small shrimps . Important food fish.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 8 - 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19 - 20; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 18 - 19. Silver grey, darker above. A diffuse black spot at pectoral-fin bases, fins pale to yellowish. Mouth large, strongly oblique, lower jaw projecting. Upper jaw with a pair of large canine-like teeth at tip. Chin without barbel or pores, lower margin of snout with 2 marginal pores. Two widely separated dorsal fins. Gas bladder with a pair of horn-like anterior appendages. Sagitta (large earstone) moderately thick and oval (Ref 51721).: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Bigtooth corvina is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Bigtooth corvina is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 1 - 45 m . Tropical; 10°N - 27°S, 83°W - 34°W
🌿 Ecology
small shrimps (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Bigtooth corvina · Corvina · Croaker · shortfin corvina |
| 🌍CES | smuha velkozubá |
| 🇫🇷French | Acoupa aile-courte |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | ハナレニベ |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Araúja · Chatinha · Corvina Manteiga · Curvitinga · Dentuça · Goete · Gorete · Gorrete · Guete · Papaterrinha · Pescada · Pescada Branca · Pescada Malheira · Pescada-chata · Pescada-manteiga · Pescada-mole · Pescada-verdadeira · Pescadinha · Pescadinha-Araúja · Pescadinha-de-alto-mar · Pescadinha-de-dente · Pescadinha-do-alto · Pescadinha-do-mar · Pirambeba · Tortinha · pescada-de-dente · pescada-gó · Corvina |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Короткопёрый изопист |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Corvinata Aletacorta |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ancylodon parvipinnis | Cuvier | 1830 | Synonym |
| Isophisthus parvipinnis | Cuvier | 1830 | Synonym |
| Isopisthus affinis | Steindachner | 1879 | Synonym |
| Isopisthus harroweri | Fowler | 1916 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 83 records indexed .
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