Atractoscion nobilis White weakfish

Atractoscion nobilis is commonly referred to as White weakfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Atractoscion nobilis
German:: Weiße Seebarsch
English:: White Weakfish

Category:: Groupers

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Sciaenidae (Family) > Atractoscion (Genus) > nobilis (Species)
Initial determination:: (Ayres, ), 1860

Occurrence:: Alaska (Western Atlantic), Canada Eastern Pacific, Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), Nicaragua, USA
Size:: 39.37" - 65.35" (100cm - 166cm)
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: Crabs, Crustaceans, Edible crab, Fish (little fishes), Mantis shrimps, Mysis, Predatory, Rock lobster, Schrimps, Sepia, Zoobenthos
Difficulty:: Not suitable for home aquaria!
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Atractoscion aequidens
Atractoscion nobilis
Weiße Seebarsch

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-07-14 20:05:31
Last edit:: 2013-07-14 20:05:31

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(Ayres, 1860)

Often in schools over rocky bottom and in kelp beds.
Also found in the surf zone.
Young in bays and along sandy beaches.
Feed on fishes, squids, and crayfish.

Synonyms:
Cynoscion nobilis (Ayres, 1860)
Johnius nobilis Ayres, 1860
Otolithus californiensis Steindachner, 1876

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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