Common Name
Tonkin Weakfish
Year Described
Randall & Cervigón, 1968
Identification
Dorsal Fin: X; 1, 24-28
Anal Fin: II, 8-10
Pectoral Fin:
Gill Rakers: 9-12 (first arch)
Color
Body silvery-gray, grading to pale silvery on the belly. Lines of black spots follow scale rows. Fins blackish. Spiny dorsal fin with black margin. Inside of opercular flap black.
Size
Maximum size to 60cm TL.
Habitat
Coastal waters (1-60m) over soft bottoms.
Range
Columbia to N. Brazil (continental coasts only).
References
Chao, N.L. 2002. Sciaenidae (pp. 1583-1653). In: Carpenter. 2002. The living marine resources of the Western Central Atlantic. Vol. 3: Bony fishes part 2 (Opistognathidae to Molidae). FAO Species Identification Guides for Fisheries Purposes. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Special Publication No. 5. FAO of the U.N., Rome.