American coastal pellona (Pellona harroweri)

Scientific name: Pellona harroweri Fowler, 1917

American coastal pellona (Pellona harroweri)

The American coastal pellona (Pellona harroweri) is a brackish-water fish of the family Pristigasteridae. Native range: Western Atlantic, Panama, Trinidad, and the Guianas southward to southern Brazil.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 36 - 42. Belly with 17 to 20 + 5 to 7, total 22 to 26 scutes. Eye large, lower jaw projecting; upper jaw with a toothed hypo-maxillary bone between hind tip of pre-maxilla and lower bulge of maxilla blade. Pelvic fins with distinct axillary scale; anal fin long, its origin under middle of dorsal fin base. Scales easily lost. Bluish gray above, sides silvery.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pellona harroweri
Family
Pristigasteridae (Pristigasterids)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
18.0
Common length
12.0
Depth range
5–36 m (16–118 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic; depth range 5 - 36 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Panama, Trinidad, and the Guianas southward to southern Brazil.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
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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