Pacific smalleye croaker (Nebris occidentalis)

Scientific name: Nebris occidentalis Vaillant, 1897

Pacific smalleye croaker (Nebris occidentalis)

The Pacific smalleye croaker (Nebris occidentalis) is a brackish-water fish of the family Sciaenidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Guatemala to Peru.

Biology

Body elongate and rounded in cross section; snout prominent; mouth very large and oblique; lower jaw prominent; teeth small and set on narrow crests; eyes very small, their diameter contained 8 to 10 times in head length; lower branch of first gill arch with 14 to 15 gill rakers; smalll cycloid scales; back yellowish brown with grayish highlights; flanks silvery with small dark spots.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Nebris occidentalis
Family
Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
60.0
Common length
20.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Guatemala to Peru.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (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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