Little croaker (Stellifer stellifer)

Scientific name: Stellifer stellifer Bloch, 1790

Little croaker (Stellifer stellifer)

The Little croaker (Stellifer stellifer) is a brackish-water fish of the family Sciaenidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, western Venezuela to Brazil.

Biology

Found over shallow, muddy or sandy mud bottoms of estuaries and its adjacent areas.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Stellifer stellifer
Family
Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
14.2
Depth range
35 m (115 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range ? - 35 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: western Venezuela to Brazil.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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