''Lonchurus elegans'', the blackfin croaker, is a species of marine
ray-finned fish
Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species.
The ray-finned fishes are so called because their fins are webs of skin supported by bony or hor ...
belonging to the
family
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Sciaenidae
Sciaenidae are a family of fish in the order Acanthuriformes. They are commonly called drums or croakers in reference to the repetitive throbbing or drumming sounds they make. The family consists of about 286 to 298 species in about 66 to 70 gen ...
, the drums and croakers. This species is found in the Western Atlantic, from Colombia to Brazil.
This species reaches a length of
See also
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List of data deficient fishes
As of September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 3191 data deficient fish species. 21% of all evaluated fish species are listed as data deficient.
The IUCN also lists 12 fish subspecies as data deficient.
Of ...
References
* Chao, L.N., 1978. Sciaenidae. In W. Fischer (ed.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. West Atlantic (Fishing Area 31). Volume 4. FAO, Rome.
External links
''Lonchurus elegans''at FishBase
elegans
Taxa named by Marinus Boeseman
Fish described in 1948
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