San Francisco croaker (Pachyurus francisci)

Scientific name: Pachyurus francisci Cuvier, 1830

San Francisco croaker (Pachyurus francisci)

The San Francisco croaker (Pachyurus francisci) is a freshwater fish of the family Sciaenidae. Native range: South America, Sao Francisco River basin in Brazil.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pachyurus francisci
Family
Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
29.7
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic; potamodromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
South America: Sao Francisco River basin in Brazil.
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.

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