| Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers) |
| 60 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 2,000.0 g |
|
demersal; depth range 20 - 60 m |
| Western Atlantic: Colombia to northern Brazil. Also reported in Nicaragua (Ref. 13613). |
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Dorsal spines (total): 11-11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 24-29; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 8-10. Silvery grey on back, pale below. Trunk with dotted oblique stripes along scale rows. Inside opercle black, visible externally. Spinous dorsal-fin margin dark. Mouth large, slightly oblique, lower jaw projecting. Upper jaw with a pair of large canine-like teeth at tip. Chin without barbels or pores. Snout with 2 marginal pores. Gas bladder with a pair of straight, horn-like anterior appendages. Soft dorsal fin unscaled except 2 or 3 rows of small scales along its base (Ref 51721). |
| Found over mud and sand bottoms (Ref. 3702). Marketed mostly fresh (Ref. 3702). |
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(Ref. 96402)
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| harmless |
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