La Plata croaker (Pachyurus bonariensis)

Scientific name: Pachyurus bonariensis Steindachner, 1879

La Plata croaker (Pachyurus bonariensis)

The La Plata croaker (Pachyurus bonariensis) is a freshwater fish of the family Sciaenidae. Native range: South America, Uruguay and Paraguay River basins and lower parts of Paran? River.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pachyurus bonariensis
Family
Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
22.6
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
South America: Uruguay and Paraguay River basins and lower parts of Paran? River.
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.

Last updated