Rake stardrum
📖 Overview
Occurs in coastal waters, over soft, muddy bottoms . Abundant in brackish estuaries . Feeds mainly on small crustaceans, often hunting in schools . Mostly used in the manufacture of sub-products .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 12 - 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 20 - 23; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10. : fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Rake stardrum is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Rake stardrum is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range ? - 40 m , usually ? - 20 m . Tropical
🌿 Ecology
small crustaceans, often hunting in schools (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Rake Drum · Rake Stardrum · Rake stardrum, Rake drum · Yellow Drum |
| 🌍CES | smuhoun žlutavý |
| 🇫🇷French | Magister fourche |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | コビトニベ · コビトニベ属 |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Cabeça de Coco · Cabeça-dura · Cabeça-dura-focinho-de-rato · Cabeça-dura-prego · Cabeçudo · Cabeçudo Vermelho · Cangangoá · Canganguá · Canganguá-prego · Cangoa · Canguá · Canguaguá · Congoá · Corró-amarelo · Corvina-branca-do-Atlântico · curuca · Pivó · Roncador · Vovó · Xingó |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Двухшипый стеллифер |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Burrito Bocón · Corvinilla Rastra |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 82 records indexed .
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