Weakfish

The Weakfish lives in the benthopelagic, brackish, marine environment.

The weakfish, Cynoscion regalis, is a marine fish of the drum family Sciaenidae. The head and back of this fish are dark brown in color with a greenish tinge. More

Weakfish Cynoscion regalis (Bloch and Schneider) 1801 = SQUETEAGUE; SEA TROUT; GRAY TROUT Weakfish (Cynoscion regalis) Figure 217.—Weakfish (Cynoscion regalis). A, adult; from Goode, drawing by H. L. Todd. More

The weakfish, or sea trout (Cynoscion regalis), is a sport fish but is usually less than 2 ft (60 cm) long. Weakfish are caught commercially along the Middle Atlantic coastal states and are considered the most economically important species in the family. More

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Weakfish, Cynoscion regalis, have supported fisheries along the Atlantic coast since at least the 1800s. Fisheries from Massachusetts though Florida have generally followed the stock on its annual north-south migrations and to its wintering grounds. More

Weakfish are part of the drum family and noted for the drumming sound they make by rapidly contracting their abdominal muscles against an air bladder that resonates and produces a drumming sound that anglers can hear. This sound is increased during spawning time. More

Weakfish are the most common sea trout caught in coastal waters around Long Island and southern New England. Weakfish is also known as the gray sea trout and by it More

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Weakfish are found in shallow coastal waters and estuaries from Nova Scotia to northern Florida (Fishbase, 10/21/2004). We consider this to be a small range, in comparison with species that are distributed throughout entire oceans or worldwide. -0. More

Weakfish on a Fly - Posted 09/17/05 By Paul Kerlinger Outdoors Editor If I had to design a saltwater fish to catch on a fly rod, it would be just like a More

Weakfish - image courtesy Duane Raver / USFWSThe weakfish is a sleek-bodied fish with a dark olive back, iridescent blue and copper sides, and a silvery white belly. Adults have: * Yellow fins. * Two large canine teeth in the upper jaw. More

The weakfish (Cynoscion regalis), also known as the weakie, seatrout, and gray trout, ranges from Nova Scotia, Canada to northern Florida, and at times, into the Gulf of Mexico. More

Juvenile weakfish are most often found in rivers, bays and estuaries. Most males and females are sexually mature by the end of their second summer (age 1+) and practically all are mature by the end of their third (age 2+). More

weakfish populations are a fraction of what they once were. * Fishing regulators think their decline may be related to a lack of prey (menhaden) and an overabundance of predators (striped bass). More

Weakfish (or gray trout) were thought to be on track for a great recovery from their severely overfished condition in the early 1990s. Back then, the catch was primarily 1- to 2-year-old fish, with a few 3s, which is a prime indication of overfishing. More

Weakfish spawn in May and June; the eggs, after being laid, are buoyed up by tiny oil drops and hatch in approximately 48 hours. More

Commission (ASMFC) Weakfish Management Board has accepted five conclusions from the most recent stock assessment report for management purposes: 1) the stock is declining; 2) total mortality is increasing; 3) there is little evidence of overfishing; 4) something other than fishing mortality is causing More

sale weakfish less than 12 inches total length in state waters or within 200 miles of shore in the Atlantic Ocean except as provided in I.(B) below. B. More

Weakfish, Cynoscion regalis G.R. Shepherd Weakfish, squeteague, or gray seatrout, is a sciaenid species indigenous to eastern United States coastal waters, where it ranges from Cape Cod to Florida. More

Weakfish Cynoscion regalis Adopted: ADOPTDATE Delaware state Fish Delaware State Fish: Weakfish Courtesy: Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission Delaware Law - The following information was excerpted from the Delaware Code, Title More

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weakfish - lean flesh of food and game fishes of the Atlantic coast of the United StatesCynoscion regalis, weakfish - food and game fish of North American coastal waters with a mouth from which hooks easily tear outCynoscion nebulosus, spotted sea trout, spotted squeateague, More

Common names

Acoupa écailleuse in French (français)
Corvina in English
Corvina in sp
Corvina in Spanish (español)
Corvina aguada in Spanish (español)
Corvina cola negra in Spanish (español)
Corvina rayada in Spanish (español)
Corvinata aguada in Spanish (español)
scalyfin corvina in English
Weakfish in English
鱗鰭犬牙石首魚 in Mandarin Chinese
鳞鳍犬牙石首鱼 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Perciformes
Family : Sciaenidae
Genus : Cynoscion
Species : Cynoscion squamipinnis
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