FreshwaterBrackishSaltwater
Acoupa weakfish
Cynoscion acoupa
Sciaenidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 110 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 27,981 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Argentina, Aruba, Barbados, Brazil, Colombia, Curaçao, French Guiana, Grenada, and 9 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Forms schools. Found over mud or sandy mud bottoms near mouths of rivers. Juveniles are restricted to brackish and fresh waters. Feeds on shrimps and fishes. Important food fish.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Cestrus acoupa
- Cheilodipterus acoupa
- Cynoscion maracaiboensis
- Lutjanus cayanensis
- Lutjanus cayennensis
- Otolithus rhomboidalis
In other languages
- Blacktail basher, Grey silk, Grey snapper, Snapper bashaw, White bashaw
Articles
All articles
Fish that get along4 min read
Temperament, fin nippers, fish that eat other fish, and fish that need the same water. And what the Harmony mark in the app means.
How to set up a South American aquarium4 min read
Soft, acidic water, subdued light, sand, roots and fallen leaves: how to set up a biotope aquarium from the Amazon and the rivers around it.
How to set up a Central American aquarium5 min read
Hard, alkaline water, sand and rock: an aquarium from the rivers and lakes of Mexico and Central America, with cichlids and livebearers.
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.