🌊 Marine
Least Concern
🌡️ Tropical
Galapagos croaker
Odontoscion eurymesops Heller & Snodgrass, 1903
📖 Overview
Often occurs in large schools or loose aggregations above rocks, small boulder strewn slopes covered with leafy blade algae . Feeds mainly on zooplankton .
Scientific Name
Odontoscion eurymesops
Authority
Heller & Snodgrass, 1903
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
25 cm
Depth Range
3–30 m
Latitude
1°S – 1°N
Trophic Level
4.1
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
23.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt
🔬 Taxonomy
Class
Ray-finned fishes
Actinopterygii
Order
Perch-like fishes
Perciformes
Family
Sciaenidae
Sciaenidae
Genus
Odontoscion
Odontoscion
Species
Galapagos croaker
Odontoscion eurymesops
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Galapagos croaker is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Galapagos croaker is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
small fish
crustaceans
cephalopods
🥚 Reproduction
🐣 Oviparous
📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 30 m . Tropical; 1°N - 1°S
🌿 Ecology
Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine
🪸 Reef Associated
Trophic Level
4.1±0.55
🐠 Schooling
Food Items
zooplankton (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
Length–Weight Relationship:
W = 0.00575 × L3.13
(TL)
Max TL
25cm
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
Salinity Range
30–40ppt
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2022
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
23.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
4.1
Apex / Top predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Latitude Range
1°N
–
1°S
Described By
Heller & Snodgrass, 1903
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