Black curbinata
Plagioscion auratus
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A freshwater croaker from northern South America. A predator: adults eat mainly fish.
- Scientific name
- Plagioscion auratus
- Family
- Sciaenidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Sciaenidae
- Order
- Eupercaria/misc
- Synonyms
- Corvina monacantha, Johnius auratus, Plagioscion auratus iquitensis, Plagioscion monacanthus
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 34.6 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Carnivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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