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Tonkin weakfish (Cynoscion similis)
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Tonkin weakfish (Cynoscion similis) specimen
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Sciaenidae

Tonkin weakfish

Cynoscion similis

Large canine teeth on upper jaw

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • South America
  • Fusiform
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

Tonkin weakfish is a marine fish found around Western Atlantic. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 60 cm.

Maximum length
60 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Colombia to northern Brazil. Also reported in Nicaragua (Ref. 13613 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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