New Grenada drum (Protosciaena trewavasae)

Scientific name: Protosciaena trewavasae Chao & Miller, 1975

New Grenada drum (Protosciaena trewavasae)

The New Grenada drum (Protosciaena trewavasae) is a marine fish of the family Sciaenidae. Native range: Western Central Atlantic, western Colombia to central Venezuela. Also recorded from Puerto Rico.

Biology

Found over soft bottoms. Catch is primarily from exploratory fisheries.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Protosciaena trewavasae
Family
Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
20.0
Common length
16.0
Depth range
70–220 m (230–722 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 70 - 220 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Central Atlantic: western Colombia to central Venezuela. Also recorded from Puerto Rico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor 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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