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Banded croaker (Paralonchurus brasiliensis)
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Ecological Illustration of Banded croaker (Paralonchurus brasiliensis)
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Sciaenidae

Banded croaker

Paralonchurus brasiliensis

Black round spot behind gill

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • North America
  • South America
  • Fusiform
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Banded croaker is a fish found around Western Atlantic. It inhabits estuaries and brackish water. Records give a maximum length of 33.7 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family
Sciaenidae
Genus
Paralonchurus
Body shape
fusiform
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