American coastal pellona

Pellona harroweri

Eighteen Centimeters Pristigasterid Fish of the Atlantic Ocean

Tropical
Regional distribution
Atlantic Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
South America
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Tropical fish

American coastal pellona is known around Western Atlantic as a freshwater fish; It occurs in estuaries and brackish water, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 18 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Herrings
Family: Pristigasteridae
Genus: Pellona
Maximum length: 18 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Atlantic: Panama, Trinidad, and the Guianas southward to southern Brazil.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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