Pristigasteridae

American coastal pellona

Pellona harroweri

Eighteen Centimeters Pristigasterid Fish of the Atlantic Ocean

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Atlantic Ocean
• Central America and the Caribbean
• South America
• Fusiform
• Compressed cross-section
• Medium
• Tropical fish

American coastal pellona is known around Western Atlantic as a freshwater fish; It occurs in estuaries and brackish water, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 18 cm.