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Cilus gilberti (Corvina; Corvina drum)

Synonyms: Cilus montti; Sciaena gilberti
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Wikipedia Abstract

The corvina, also known as the corvina drum (Cilus gilberti), is a saltwater fish of the Sciaenidae family (commonly called croakers or drums). It inhabits mostly tropical to temperate coastal waters of the southeastern Pacific along Central and South America. The corvina is highly prized in South America as a food fish.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Archipelago de Colon Biosphere Reserve 34336011 Galapagos Islands, Ecuador  

Predators

Cephalorhynchus eutropia (Chilean Dolphin)[1]
Lontra felina (Marine Otter)[2]

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Helicometra fasciata[3]
Poecilancistrium caryophyllum[3]
Villarrealina peruana[3]
Villarrealina peruanus <Unverified Name>[3]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Hector’s dolphin diet: The species, sizes and relative importance of prey eaten by Cephalorhynchus hectori, investigated using stomach content analysis, ELANOR MILLER, CHRIS LALAS, STEVE DAWSON, HILTRUN RATZ, ELISABETH SLOOTEN, Marine Mammal Science 2012
♦ 2Estudio comparativo de la ecología alimentaria del depredador de alto nivel trófico Lontra felina (Molina, 1782) (Carnivora: Mustelidae) en Chile, Olivia Córdova, Jaime R. Rau, Cristián G. Suazo y Aldo Arriagada, Revista de Biología Marina y Oceanografía 44(2): 429-438, agosto de 2009
♦ 3Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0