| Family: |
Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers) |
| Max. size: |
30 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; marine; depth range 32 - 290 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Central Pacific: southern Baja California, Mexico to Costa Rica. |
| Diagnosis: |
Body elongated, with back and belly normally arched; snout pointed; mouth small and inferior; lower jaw enclosed by upper; chin with one stiff barbel; edge of preopercle serrate; lower branch of first gill arch with 11 to 13 gill rakers; second dorsal fin moderately long, with 12 to 23 soft rays; body uniformly dark and silvery; back with one or more indistinct dark spots; roof of mouth and top of branchial cavity black; opercle translucent, resembling a spot externaly (Ref. 55763). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 03 March 2020 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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