Parona leatherjacket

Parona signata

Endemic Filefish of the Brazilian Coast

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
South America
Fusiform
Large
Tropical fish

The parona leatherjacket (Parona signata) is a species of carangiform ray-finned fish found along the Atlantic coast of South America from southern Brazil to southern Argentina and the Falkland Islands. This species grows to a length of 60 centimetres (24 in) TL and is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries. This species is the only known member of its genus.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Jacks, Flatfishes, Barracudas, and Allies
Family: Carangidae
Genus: Parona
Water type: Marine
Body shape: fusiform