Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Sciaenidae Drums or croakers

Genus: Plagioscion

(See list of species below)

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7 species (see list below)

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Photo by Casatti, L.

Plagioscion auratus
[Black curbinata]

No picture found
South America
Max. Length 33 cm SL

Plagioscion casattii
[]

Photo by Casatti, L.

Plagioscion montei
[]

No picture found
Western Central Atlantic

Plagioscion pauciradiatus
[]

Photo by Casatti, L.

Plagioscion squamosissimus
[South American silver croaker]

Photo by Casatti, L.

Plagioscion surinamensis
[Pacora]

Photo by Casatti, L.

Plagioscion ternetzi
[Freshwater croaker]

7 Species of Family Sciaenidae with Genus Plagioscion
(Drums or croakers)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1855	Plagioscion auratus	Black curbinata	South America	34.6 SL
2001	Plagioscion casattii		South America	33 SL
2000	Plagioscion montei		South America	28.4 SL
1917	Plagioscion pauciradiatus		Western Central Atlantic
1840	Plagioscion squamosissimus	South American silver croaker	South America	80 TL
1873	Plagioscion surinamensis	Pacora	South America	70 TL
1895	Plagioscion ternetzi	Freshwater croaker	South America	39 SL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: PerciformesFamily: Sciaenidae Drums or croakersGenus: Plagioscion(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Sciaenidae Drums or croakers

Genus: Plagioscion

(See list of species below)