Corvula sanctaeluciae
No common name
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G5
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Perciformes (Perciformes, Also Called the Acanthopteri)
Sciaenidae (Drums and Croakers)
Corvula
Corvula sanctaeluciae
Description
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Characters
Oblong to slightly elongate in profile, with a moderately oblique, terminal mouth; a truncate caudal fin; dorsal profile slightly convex; posterior naris oval shaped; maxilla extends to about center of pupil; snout has three rostral and five marginal pores, and chin has five mental pores; jaw teeth small, conical, and arranged in bands in upper jaw, with those in outer row enlarged, and those in lower jaw arranged in a single row; preopercular margin slightly serrated and lacks spines; gill rakers on first arch moderately long and slender and number 23 to 26; measurements (% SL): head length 32%–34%, snout length 7%–8%, interorbital distance 6%–8%, eye diameter 7%–9%, upper jaw length 13%–16%, pectoral fin length 19%–21%, body depth 29%–33%, caudal peduncle depth 10%–11%; pectoral fin has 15 or 16 rays; dorsal fin deeply notched with 10 or 11 spines in anterior section and 1 spine and 21 to 24 rays in posterior section; anal fin has 2 spines, with second spine moderately stout and less than two-thirds the length of first ray, and 9 (rarely 8) rays; body and most of head covered with ctenoid scales; basal parts of rayed sections of dorsal and anal fins scaled; gas bladder has yoke-shaped anterior chamber and carrot-shaped posterior chamber but lacks appendages.
Gray to grayish blue dorsally and silvery ventrally, with a faint dark spot at pectoral fin origin and oblique streaks above and longitudinal streaks below lateral line; fins pale yellow, with dark spots.
Distribution
Southeastern Florida
Habitat Associations
Coastal waters, associated with muddy and sandy bottoms; depth range not specified
Muddy and sandy bottoms; juveniles also found in rocky areas
Biology
Food consists of shrimps
Maximum known size is 260 mm TL
Common over muddy and sandy bottoms in inshore waters. Juveniles are also found in rocky areas. Feeds mainly on shrimps. Seldom marketed as a food fish; mostly used as bait (Ref. 3702).
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external; nonguarders (open water/substratum egg scatterers); parental care: none.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2019-10-03. Resilience: High (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Commercial or Environmental Importance
Fisheries: minor commercial.
References
Hildebrand 1955
Chao 1978, 2002
Robins and Ray 1986
Cervigón 1993b
Smith 1997
Vega-Cendejas et al. 1997
Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen (1966) Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p.
Chao, L.N. (1978) Sciaenidae. In W. Fischer (ed.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. West Atlantic (Fishing Area 31). Volume 4. FAO, Rome.
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray (1986) A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p.
Aliño, P.M., L.T. McManus, J.W. McManus, C. Nañola, M.D. Fortes, G.C. Trono and G.S. Jacinto (1993) Initial parameter estimations of a coral reef flat ecosystem in Bolinao, Pangasinan, Northwestern Philippines. p. 252-258. In D. Pauly and V. Christensen (eds.) Trophic models of aquatic ecosystems. ICLARM Conf. Proc. 26.
Gines, H. and F. Cervigón (1967) Exploracion pesquera en las costas de Guyana y Surinam año 1967. Estacíon de Investigaciones Marinas de Margarita. Fundacíon La Salle de Ciencias Naturales, no. 29.
Yáñes-Arancibia, A., A.L. Lara-Domínguez and J.W. Day Jr. (1993) Interactions between mangrove and seagrass habitats mediated by estuarine nekton assemblages: coupling of primary and secondary production. Hydrobiologia 264:1-12.
Chao, N.L. (2003) Scianidae. Croakers. p. 1583-1653. In K.E. Carpenter (ed.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Atlantic. Vol. 3: Bony fishes part 2 (Opistognathidae to Molidae), sea turtles and marine mammals.
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