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New Grenada drum (Protosciaena trewavasae) fish species information

Scientific Name
Protosciaena trewavasae

Common Name
New Grenada drum

Biology
Found over soft bottoms. Catch is primarily from exploratory fisheries (Ref. 3702).

Classification

Classified By
Chao & Miller, 1975
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Perch-like fish (Perciformes)
Family
Drums or croakers (Sciaenidae)

Distribution

Region
Western Central Atlantic
Distribution
Western Central Atlantic: western Colombia to central Venezuela. Also recorded from Puerto Rico (Ref. 51183).
Range
Unknown

Environment

Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
70 m
Depth To - meters
220 m
Zone
demersal
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 70 - 220 m (Ref. 9626)
Trophic Level
3.45 s.e. 0.50 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
Occurs in Brackish water
False
Occurs in Fresh Water
False
Occurs on Reefs
False
Is kept in Aquariums
False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
20.0 cm
Common Length
16.0 cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.7500 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (16 of 100)
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated