Amazon croaker (Pachyurus schomburgkii)

Scientific name: Pachyurus schomburgkii G?nther, 1860

Amazon croaker (Pachyurus schomburgkii)

The Amazon croaker (Pachyurus schomburgkii) is a freshwater fish of the family Sciaenidae. Native range: South America, Amazon and Orinoco River basins.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pachyurus schomburgkii
Family
Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
20.9
Environment
Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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