King weakfish
📖 Overview
Found over mud or sandy mud bottoms in coastal waters to about 60 m depth. Juveniles abundant in estuaries and tidal mud flats. Feeds on shrimps and fishes . Important food fish.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 29; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9. : fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for King weakfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 0 - 60 m , usually ? - 25 m . Subtropical; 11°N - 40°S
🌿 Ecology
shrimps and fishes (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Bangamary · German Salmon · King Weakfish · Rock Salmon |
| 🌍CES | smuha venezuelská |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Sydamerikansk trommefisk |
| 🇫🇷French | Acoupa chasseur · Baba · Bangamaree |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | オオカミニベ |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Aratã · Arauja · Cambucu · Corvina Boca Mole · Corvina Dentuça · Corvina-gó · Foguete · Goete · Guete · Juruapara · Milonga · Pescada · Pescada Dente-de-cachorro · Pescada Membeca · Pescada-cambucu · Pescada-de-rede · Pescada-dente-de-cachorro · Pescada-dentuça · Pescada-foguete · Pescada-gó · Pescada-mole · Pescada-pinga · Pescada-verdadeira · Pescadinha · Pescadinha-de-alto-mar · Pescadinha-do-alto · Pescadinha-do-alto-mar · Pescadinha-foguete · Rabeta-caçadora |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Большезубый горбыль |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Pescadilla Real · Pescadilla de Red · Pescadillo del Rey |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 鉤牙皇石首魚 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ancylodon jaculidens | Cuvier | 1830 | Synonym |
| Lonchurus ancylodon | Bloch & Schneider | 1801 | Synonym |
| Sagenichthys ancylodon | Bloch & Schneider | 1801 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 84 records indexed .
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