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Stellifer macallisteri Chao, Carvalho-Filho & Andrade Santos, 2021 Caribbean stardrum |
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photo by
Chao et al., 2021 |
| Family: | Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers) | |||
| Max. size: | 11 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Western Atlantic: Caribbean coast of South America (from Cartagena, Colombia to Gulf of Venezuela); Dominican Republic, one record from Canal Zone, Limon Bay, Panama. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 11-11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 23-24; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 6-8. This species is distinguished from all its congeners in the Atlantic by the following set of characters: a terminal and slightly oblique mouth; D1 XI; lack of diverticula on anterior chamber of gas bladder; differs from other species that lack diverticula: from S. punctatissimus which has a deeper body and a subterminal to inferior mouth, from S. menezesi with an elongated body and an inferior mouth, and from S. gomezi which has a more elongated body and a subterminal to inferior mouth (Ref. 125562). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 11 July 2023 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||