Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
Occupies very diverse biotopes and carries out its biological cycle in freshwater as well as in brackish water (Ref. 27188). Juveniles feed on larvae of crustaceans (especially Macrobrachium), aquatic insects and copepods. Adults prey on fish. Captured during the rainy season (Ref. 35237).
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Casatti, L. 2003 Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers). p. 599-602. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 36888)
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Distribution
South America: Amazon, Orinoco, Paraná, Paraguay, and São Francisco River basins and rivers fo Guianas.
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Casatti, L. 2003 Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers). p. 599-602. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 36888)
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Physical Description
Morphology
Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 30 - 34; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 5 - 6
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Soares, L.H. 1978 Revisao taxonomica dos Sciaenideos de àgua doce da regiao Amazonica Brasileira. Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia, Manaus. Ph.D. dissertation. (Ref. 401)
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Size
Max. size
80.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 36888)); max. published weight: 4,500 g (Ref. 40637)
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IGFA 2001 Database of IGFA angling records until 2001. IGFA, Fort Lauderdale, USA. (Ref. 40637)
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Casatti, L. 2003 Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers). p. 599-602. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 36888)
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Diagnostic Description
Vertebral column extends into caudal fin. Black spot near the base of the pectorals. Dorsal posterior margin of operculum slightly toothed.
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Soares, L.H. 1978 Revisao taxonomica dos Sciaenideos de àgua doce da regiao Amazonica Brasileira. Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia, Manaus. Ph.D. dissertation. (Ref. 401)
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Ecology
Habitat
Environment
benthopelagic; potamodromous (Ref. 51243); freshwater
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Riede, K. 2004 Global register of migratory species - from global to regional scales. Final Report of the R&D-Projekt 808 05 081. Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Bonn, Germany. 329 p. (Ref. 51243)
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Migration
Potamodromous. Migrating within streams, migratory in rivers, e.g. Saliminus, Moxostoma, Labeo. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.
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Riede, K. 2004 Global register of migratory species - from global to regional scales. Final Report of the R&D-Projekt 808 05 081. Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Bonn, Germany. 329 p. (Ref. 51243)
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Trophic Strategy
Forms schools. Is mainly diurnal (Ref. 9086). Known to occur at temperatures ranging from 24-29.8 °C, pH range of 5.0-9.0, and an alkalinity range of 42-142 (Ref. 9110). Occupies very diverse biotopes and carries out its biological cycle in freshwater as well as in brackishwater (Ref. 27188). Juveniles feed on larvae of crustaceans (especially Macrobrachium), aquatic insects and copepods. Adults prey on fish. Captured during the rainy season (Ref. 35237).
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Palomares, M.L.D. 1991 La consommation de nourriture chez les poissons: étude comparative, mise au point d'un modèle prédictif et application à l'étude des réseaux trophiques. Thèse de Doctorat, Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse, 211 p. (Ref. 2939)
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Statistics of barcoding coverage: Plagioscion squamosissimus
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 1
Species: 11
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 1
Species: 11
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Conservation
Threats
Not Evaluated
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IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
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Relevance to Humans and Ecosystems
Benefits
Importance
fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial; aquarium: commercial
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Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott 1991 World fishes important to North Americans. Exclusive of species from the continental waters of the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (21):243 p. (Ref. 4537)
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