| Family: |
Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers) |
| Max. size: |
25 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 3 - 30 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Pacific: Galapagos Islands. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Often occurs in large schools or loose aggregations above rocks, small boulder strewn slopes covered with leafy blade algae (Ref. 5227). Feeds mainly on zooplankton (Ref. 9118). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 13 September 2022 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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