Yellowfin river pellona (Pellona flavipinnis)

Scientific name: Pellona flavipinnis Valenciennes, 1837

Yellowfin river pellona (Pellona flavipinnis)

The Yellowfin river pellona (Pellona flavipinnis) is a freshwater fish of the family Pristigasteridae. Native range: South America, Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, the Guianas, Venezuela and Colombia. Reported from French Guiana.

Biology

Dorsal spines: 0; Dorsal soft rays: 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 38 - 46. Belly with 20 to 24 + 12 to 14, total 32 to 37 scutes. Lower jaw projecting; upper jaw with a toothed hypo-maxillary bone between hind tip of pre-maxilla and lower bulge of maxilla blade; lower gill rakers 23 to 31. Pelvic fins with distinct axillary scale; anal fin origin under dorsal fin base.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pellona flavipinnis
Family
Pristigasteridae (Pristigasterids)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
73.0
Common length
45.0
Environment
Freshwater; brackish; pelagic
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
South America: Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, the Guianas, Venezuela and Colombia. Reported from French Guiana.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
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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