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Odontoscion xanthops Yelloweye croaker

Odontoscion xanthops is commonly referred to as Yelloweye croaker. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Dr. Gerald (Gerry) Robert Allen, Australien

Copyright Dr. Gerry Allen, Foto aus Panama


Courtesy of the author Dr. Gerald (Gerry) Robert Allen, Australien

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lexID:
8283 
AphiaID:
281839 
Scientific:
Odontoscion xanthops 
German:
Umberfisch 
English:
Yelloweye Croaker 
Category:
Croaker  
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Sciaenidae (Family) > Odontoscion (Genus) > xanthops (Species) 
Initial determination:
Gilbert, 1898 
Occurrence:
Guadeloupe, El Salvador, Columbia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Gulf of California, Honduras, Mexico (East Pacific), Nicaragua, Panama, Peru 
Size:
7.87" - 11.81" (20cm - 30cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 80.6 °F (°C - 27°C) 
Food:
Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Mysis, Schrimps 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for home aquaria! 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2015-04-26 12:18:50 

Info

Gilbert, 1898

Very special thanks for the first two photos of Odontoscion xanthops to Dr. Gerry R. Allen, Australia, he has taken the photos at Panama, Central America.

This benthopelagic species is found in shallow water to depths of 30 m, and entering estuaries and river mouths. It forms schools and feeds mainly on crustaceans and pelagic fishes.
IUCN Red List.

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Percoidei (Suborder) > Sciaenidae (Family) > Odontoscion (Genus) > Odontoscion xanthops (Species)

External links

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

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