South American silver croaker (Plagioscion squamosissimus) fish species and information / pictures of South American silver croaker - Plagioscion squamosissimus

South American silver croaker (Plagioscion squamosissimus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Plagioscion squamosissimus

Common Name
South American silver croaker

Biology
Occupies very diverse biotopes and carries out its biological cycle in freshwater as well as in brackish water (Ref. 27188). Juveniles feed on larvae of crustaceans (especially Macrobrachium), aquatic insects and copepods. Adults prey on fish. Captured during the rainy season (Ref. 35237).

Classification

Classified By

Heckel, 1840

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Perch-like fish (Perciformes)

Family

Drums or croakers (Sciaenidae)

Distribution

Region

South America

Distribution

South America: Amazon, Orinoco, Paran?, Paraguay, and S?o Francisco River basins and rivers fo Guianas.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

22 °C

Water Temperature To

27 °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

benthopelagic

Environment

Freshwater; benthopelagic; potamodromous (Ref. 51243)

Trophic Level

4.35 s.e. 0.77 Based on diet studies.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

False

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

True

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

80.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5078 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial; aquarium: commercial

Vulnerability

High to very high vulnerability (68 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.11-0.22; tm=1-1.5)

Threat To Humans

  Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

  Not Evaluated