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Paralonchurus brasiliensis
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(Steindachner 1875)

Banded croaker, Bourrugue Marie-Louise, Lambe marialuisa, Poskarp brazylijski a. fladra patagonska, Banded croaker

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Scientific Name:
Paralonchurus brasiliensis
Family/Order/Class:
Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
subFamily /
Perciformes / Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Common Name:
Banded croaker
Distribution:
Western Atlantic: Panama to the Amazon delta in Brazil.
Climate:
tropical
Environment:
demersal; brackish; marine; depth range - 50 m
Description:
Found over muddy bottoms, often near estuarine areas (Ref. 9626). Feeds mainly on worms (Ref. 3702). Marketed mostly fresh and salted (Ref. 3702).
Reference: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2004. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version (05/2004) and Cervigón, F.. 1993.

Paralonchurus brasiliensis is a Banded croaker

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