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South American silver croaker (Plagioscion squamosissimus)
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Ecological Illustration of South American silver croaker (Plagioscion squamosissimus)
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Sciaenidae

South American silver croaker

Plagioscion squamosissimus

Sciaenid Fish beneath the Orinoco Basin

  • Silver
  • Tropical
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • South America
  • Fusiform
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

South American silver croaker is known from South America as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family
Sciaenidae
Genus
Plagioscion
Water type
Freshwater
Body shape
fusiform
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