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Pachyurus schomburgkii Günther, 1860 Amazon croaker |
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photo by
Casatti, L. |
| Family: | Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers) | |||
| Max. size: | 28.5 cm SL (male/unsexed); 28.9 cm SL (female); max.weight: 381.9 g; max.weight: 487.2 g | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater; brackish | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins. | |||
| Diagnosis: | ||||
| Biology: | An important foodfish (Ref. 4537). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 30 July 2019 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||