| Family: |
Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers) |
| Max. size: |
60 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; brackish; marine |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Pacific: Guatemala to Peru. |
| Diagnosis: |
Body elongate and rounded in cross section; snout prominent; mouth very large and oblique; lower jaw prominent; teeth small and set on narrow crests; eyes very small, their diameter contained 8 to 10 times in head length; lower branch of first gill arch with 14 to 15 gill rakers; smalll cycloid scales; back yellowish brown with grayish highlights; flanks silvery with small dark spots (Ref. 55763). |
| Biology: |
Adults are found in the surf zone of coastal waters, in estuaries and coastal lagoons (Ref. 9118). Occasionally found in markets (Ref. 9118). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 23 January 2020 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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