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Freshwater croaker (Plagioscion ternetzi)
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Sciaenidae

Freshwater croaker

Plagioscion ternetzi

Thirty Nine Centimeters Sciaenid Fish of South American Waters

  • Tropical
  • Lower river
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • South America
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Freshwater croaker is known around South America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and records give a maximum length of 39 cm.

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