| Family: |
Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers) |
| Max. size: |
51 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range - 10 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Pacific: Panama to northern Chile. |
| Diagnosis: |
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 12 to 15 pairs of small barbels; edge of preopercle smooth; lower branch of first gill arch with 10 to 14 gill rakers; body uniformly dark and silvery; flanks with 7 or 8 indistinct bars; fins dark (Ref. 55763). |
| Biology: |
Found along sandy coasts and in bays (Ref. 9118). Feeds mainly on worms and other benthic invertebrates (Ref. 9118). Common in local markets (Ref. 9118). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 21 February 2020 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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