Ecology
Habitat
Depth range based on 3843 specimens in 25 taxa.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 987 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0 - 400
Temperature range (°C): 6.422 - 27.555
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.133 - 31.128
Salinity (PPS): 32.507 - 36.341
Oxygen (ml/l): 0.247 - 6.494
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.088 - 2.252
Silicate (umol/l): 0.756 - 24.753
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0 - 400
Temperature range (°C): 6.422 - 27.555
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.133 - 31.128
Salinity (PPS): 32.507 - 36.341
Oxygen (ml/l): 0.247 - 6.494
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.088 - 2.252
Silicate (umol/l): 0.756 - 24.753
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 987 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0 - 400
Temperature range (°C): 6.422 - 27.555
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.133 - 31.128
Salinity (PPS): 32.507 - 36.341
Oxygen (ml/l): 0.247 - 6.494
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.088 - 2.252
Silicate (umol/l): 0.756 - 24.753
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0 - 400
Temperature range (°C): 6.422 - 27.555
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.133 - 31.128
Salinity (PPS): 32.507 - 36.341
Oxygen (ml/l): 0.247 - 6.494
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.088 - 2.252
Silicate (umol/l): 0.756 - 24.753
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
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Associations
Known predators
Cynoscion (Weakfish) is prey of:
Lophius americanus
Cynoscion
Pomatomus saltatrix
Chondrichthyes
Homo sapiens
Based on studies in:
USA, Northeastern US contintental shelf (Coastal)
This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.
Lophius americanus
Cynoscion
Pomatomus saltatrix
Chondrichthyes
Homo sapiens
Based on studies in:
USA, Northeastern US contintental shelf (Coastal)
This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.
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Source:
SPIRE
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Known prey organisms
Cynoscion (Weakfish) preys on:
Mugil
Brevoortia
Micropogon
Leiostomus
Cnidaria
Crangon
Mysidae
Pandalidae
Decapoda
Gammaridae
Hyperiidae
Caprellidae
Isopoda
Stomatopoda
Polychaeta
Ammodytes marinus
Clupea harengus
Alosa pseudoharengus
Scomber
Peprilus triacanthus
Actinonaias ellipsiformis
Tridonta arctica
Pollachius pollachius
Merluccius bilinearis
Urophycis regia
Urophycis tenuis
Urophycis chuss
Gadidae
Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Macrozoarces americanus
Triglidae
Scophthalmus aquosus
Cynoscion
Based on studies in:
USA: North Carolina, Pamlico (Estuarine)
USA, Northeastern US contintental shelf (Coastal)
This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.
Mugil
Brevoortia
Micropogon
Leiostomus
Cnidaria
Crangon
Mysidae
Pandalidae
Decapoda
Gammaridae
Hyperiidae
Caprellidae
Isopoda
Stomatopoda
Polychaeta
Ammodytes marinus
Clupea harengus
Alosa pseudoharengus
Scomber
Peprilus triacanthus
Actinonaias ellipsiformis
Tridonta arctica
Pollachius pollachius
Merluccius bilinearis
Urophycis regia
Urophycis tenuis
Urophycis chuss
Gadidae
Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Macrozoarces americanus
Triglidae
Scophthalmus aquosus
Cynoscion
Based on studies in:
USA: North Carolina, Pamlico (Estuarine)
USA, Northeastern US contintental shelf (Coastal)
This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.
© SPIRE project
Source:
SPIRE
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Barcode
Locations of barcode samples
Collection Sites: world map showing specimen collection locations for Cynoscion 
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Statistics of barcoding coverage
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) Stats
| Specimen Records: | 108 |
| Specimens with Sequences: | 73 |
| Specimens with Barcodes: | 72 |
| Public Records: | 11 |
| Species: | 17 |
| Species With Barcodes: | 15 |
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Barcode data
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Wikipedia
Cynoscion
Cynoscion is a genus of fish in the drum family, Sciaenidae.
Species
The genus consists of 24 species:[1]
- Cynoscion acoupa (Lacepède, 1801) -- Acoupa Weakfish
- Cynoscion albus (Günther, 1864) -- Whitefin Weakfish
- Cynoscion analis (Jenyns, 1842) -- Peruvian Weakfish
- Cynoscion arenarius (Ginsburg, 1930) -- Sand Seatrout
- Cynoscion jamaicensis (Vaillant and Bocourt, 1883) -- Jamaica Weakfish
- Cynoscion leiarchus (Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830) -- Smooth Weakfish
- Cynoscion microlepidotus (Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830) -- Smallscale Weakfish
- Cynoscion nannus (Castro-Aguirre and Arvizu-Martinez, 1976) -- Dwarf Weakfish
- Cynoscion nebulosus (Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830) -- Spotted Seatrout
- Cynoscion nortoni (Béarez, 2001) -- Hake Weakfish
- Cynoscion nothus (Holbrook, 1848) -- Silver Seatrout
- Cynoscion othonopterus (Jordan and Gilbert, 1882) -- Gulf Weakfish
- Cynoscion parvipinnis (Ayres, 1861) -- Shortfin Corvina
- Cynoscion phoxocephalus (Jordan and Gilbert, 1882) -- Cachema Weakfish
- Cynoscion praedatorius (Jordan and Gilbert in Jordan and Eigenmann, 1889) -- Boccone Weakfish
- Cynoscion regalis (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) -- Weakfish
- Cynoscion reticulatus (Günther, 1864)
- Cynoscion similis (Randall and Cervigón, 1968)
- Cynoscion squamipinnis (Günther, 1867) -- Scalyfin Corvina
- Cynoscion steindachneri (Jordan in Jordan and Eigenmann, 1889)
- Cynoscion stolzmanni (Steindachner, 1879) -- Yellowtail Corvina
- Cynoscion striatus (Cuvier, 1829)
- Cynoscion virescens (Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830)
- Cynoscion xanthulus
References
Source:
Wikipedia
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