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Plagioscion surinamensis (Bleeker, 1873)

Pacora
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Guyana country information

Common names: Bashaw, Koebi
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: scarce (very unlikely) | Ref:
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Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: C: Ref. 94561.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/gy.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.sdnp.org.gy/minagri/mofc&l/Fisheries/fisheries_department.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Lowe, R.H., 1966
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Etymology: Plagioscion: Greek, plagios = oblique + Greek, skiaina, skion = barbel, red mullet (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Bleeker.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

; agua dulce; salobre bentopelágico; rango de profundidad 1 - 30 m.   Tropical; 11°N - 17°S, 76°W - 48°W

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

South America: Amazon and Magdalena River basins and coastal rivers of Suriname.

Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm 27.3  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 70.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 35237)

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Lives in estuaries and lower part of streams. Feeds on fish (Ref. 35237). An important food fish. Depth range assumed (RF).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador | Colaboradores

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)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 30 July 2019

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses

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