Namorado sandperch

Pseudopercis numida

Fish Reaching One Hundred Twenty Centimeters in the Brazilian Coast

Namorado sandperch is a marine fish from Southwest Atlantic. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 120 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Pinguipedidae
Genus: Pseudopercis
Maximum length: 120 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Southwest Atlantic: Rio de Janeiro to the coast of Santa Catarina, Brazil (Ref. 27569 ); range extended to Argentina. Citations off Uruguay are probably misidentifications of Pseudopercis semifasciata (Ref. 57919 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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