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Corvula macrops

(Vacoucua, Vacuocua Croaker, Vacuoqua Croaker)

Overview

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Family : Drums or croakers ; Uncommon species inhabiting rocky coastal areas (Ref. 9118).

Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Vacoucua, Vacuocua Croaker, Vacuoqua Croaker

Common Names in French:

Vacuocua

Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:

大目貝氏石首魚, 大眼科氏石首魚, 大目貝氏石首魚, 大目贝氏石首鱼, 大眼科氏石首魚, 大眼科氏石首鱼

Common Names in Portuguese:

Vac

Common Names in Spanish:

Corvina Ojona, Corvineta Vacuocua, Corvineta Vacuoqua, Vacoucua, Vacuocua

Description

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Family Sciaenidae

Drums or croakers are distributed in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans. Dorsal fin long, having a deep notch between the spinous and soft-rayed parts, but the parts rarely separate. Spinous part with 6-13 spines; the soft-rayed part with 1 spine and usually 20-35 soft rays . Anal fin having 1 or 2 usually weak spines; soft rays 6-13. Lateral line reaching end of caudal fin. Slightly emarginate to rounded caudal fin. Opercle with the upper bony edge forked . Gill opening with a bony flap above it. Some species with 1 barbel or a patch of small barbels on chin. Large cavernous canals in head . Snout and lower jaw with conspicuous pores . Vomer and palatine toothless. Swim bladder usually having many branches and used as a resonating chamber. Exceptionally large otoliths. Vertebrae 24-29. Bottom dwelling carnivores , feeding on benthic invertebrates and small fishes . Juveniles are popular aquarium fishes, but difficult to maintain.The family Sciaenidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) and the Order Perciformes. It contains 70 genera and 270 species. It may be found in Marine , Brackish , and Freshwater environments and is primarily Marine. Some members of this family are used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are nonguarders. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is labriform . Compared with other fish, the activity level of this family tends to be normal. Members of this family have been dated back to the Miocene epoch of the Tertiary period. This family may be found from 60° n to 40° s and 125° w to 154° e. Etymology of this family name : Greek, skiaina = a kind of fish

Physical Description

Species Corvula macrops

Males are commonly 20 cm (Total Length) in length when caught/marketed, but may be as large as 25 cm (Total Length).

Habitat

Biome: Saltwater . Benthopelagic.

Taxonomy

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Unambiguous Synonyms

  1. Bairdiella macrops (Steindachner, 1876)
  2. Corvina macrops Steindachner, 1876
  3. Corvula macrops (Steindachner, 1876)
  4. Vacuoqua macrops (Steindachner, 1876)

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Corvula

There are approximately 3 species in this genus:

C. macrops (Vacoucua) · C. sanctae-luciae · C. subaequalis

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Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:

Identifiers

Last Revised: 2008-09-30