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🌊 Marine 🌡️ Subtropical

Pogonias Courbina

Pogonias courbina Lacepède, 1803
Max Length
130 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.8
Depth
-
Climate
Subtropical
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
57.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Pogonias Courbina (Pogonias courbina), first described by Lacepède, 1803 is a very large fish in the family Sciaenidae (order Perciformes). Adults typically reach 130.00 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. It occurs in Subtropical waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator.

Scientific Name
Pogonias courbina
Authority
Lacepède, 1803
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Subtropical
Max Length
130 cm
Trophic Level
3.8
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
57.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Pogonias Courbina is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Pogonias Courbina 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; demersal. Subtropical south of Golfo San Matías, in Argentina.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.8±0.3

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00794 × L3.04 (TL)
Max TL
130cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
57.00/100
High vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.8
Predator
Climate Zone
Subtropical
Described By
Lacepède, 1803

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