Stellifer stellifer (Bloch, 1790)
Little croaker
Stellifer stellifer
photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Family:  Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Max. size:  21 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 88.7 g
Environment:  demersal; brackish; marine; depth range 1 - 35 m
Distribution:  Western Atlantic: western Venezuela to Brazil.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Found over shallow, muddy or sandy mud bottoms of estuaries and its adjacent areas.
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 28 January 2020 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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