Silver seatrout (Cynoscion nothus) is a saltwater, brackish species recorded in the United States. It is found at depths of 2–18 m.
Scientific name: Cynoscion nothus · Water: Saltwater, Brackish
Size: up to 36 cm
The silver seatrout is a demersal sciaenid that usually occurs over sandy bottoms in inshore waters along beaches and in river mouths, and it feeds mainly on crustaceans and fishes. It is recorded from 2 to 18 m, and it also enters brackish water. Its range is the western Atlantic, from Maryland to north-eastern Florida and throughout the Gulf of Mexico, with a report from the Campeche Bank in Mexico, and it is often misidentified as Cynoscion regalis. Maximum length is about 36 cm total length, commonly about 25 cm, and it matures at about 15.8 cm. It is a minor commercial species and a gamefish, with a medium price category. Fishing vulnerability is moderate at 38 of 100 and resilience medium. IUCN lists it as least concern.
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