Suco croaker (Paralonchurus dumerilii)

Scientific name: Paralonchurus dumerilii Bocourt, 1869

Suco croaker (Paralonchurus dumerilii)

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

Biology

Body elongate, moderately compressed, with an arched dorsal profile; snout prominent; mouth small and inferior; lower jaw enclosed by upper; chin with 5 pores and 11 to 13 pairs of small barbels; edge of preopercle smooth; lower branch of first gill arch with 6 to 9 rakers; body uniformly silvery; flanks with 5 very distinct bars; fins pale

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Paralonchurus dumerilii
Family
Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
45.0
Common length
30.0
Depth range
30 m (98 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range ? - 30 m
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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