About: Plagioscion

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Plagioscion is a genus of hardheads, ray-finned fish in the family Sciaenidae. They are found in tropical and subtropical South America where they inhabit fresh and brackish waters. Some species (notably P. squamosissimus and P. surinamensis) are important food fish and support major fisheries. Depending on the exact species, they reach up to about 30–80 cm (1.0–2.6 ft) in length. In general, the various species are similar and are not easily separated by meristics or colour.

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  • Plagioscion és un gènere de peixos de la família dels esciènids i de l'ordre dels perciformes. (ca)
  • Plagioscion es un género de peces de agua dulce de la familia Sciaenidae en el orden de los Perciformes. Las especies que lo integran son denominadas popularmente corvinas de río. Se distribuye en los cursos fluviales tropicales y subtropicales de Sudamérica, llegando por el sur hasta el Río de la Plata.​​ En las especies mayores la longitud total ronda los 80 cm. (es)
  • Plagioscion is a genus of hardheads, ray-finned fish in the family Sciaenidae. They are found in tropical and subtropical South America where they inhabit fresh and brackish waters. Some species (notably P. squamosissimus and P. surinamensis) are important food fish and support major fisheries. Depending on the exact species, they reach up to about 30–80 cm (1.0–2.6 ft) in length. In general, the various species are similar and are not easily separated by meristics or colour. Plagioscion sometimes occur in schools. They are predators and the adults are essentially piscivorous. The largest in the genus, P. squamosissimus, mainly feeds on fish smaller than 15 cm (6 in), but may take ones up to about 60% of the length of the Plagioscion itself. Although the family Sciaenidae primarily is marine, there are four genera with freshwater species in South America. In addition to Plagioscion, this is , and . (en)
  • Plagioscion est un genre de poissons de l'ordre des Perciformes et de la famille des Sciaenidae. (fr)
  • Plagioscion is een geslacht van straalvinnige vissen uit de familie van ombervissen (Sciaenidae). (nl)
  • Plagioscion är ett släkte av fiskar. Plagioscion ingår i familjen havsgösfiskar. Kladogram enligt Catalogue of Life: (sv)
  • Plagioscion é um gênero de peixes sul-americanos de água doce. (pt)
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  • Plagioscion (en)
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  • T. N. Gill, 1861 (en)
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  • Plagioscion auratus , (en)
  • Plagioscion squamosissimus (en)
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  • Plagioscion (en)
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  • Plagioscion és un gènere de peixos de la família dels esciènids i de l'ordre dels perciformes. (ca)
  • Plagioscion es un género de peces de agua dulce de la familia Sciaenidae en el orden de los Perciformes. Las especies que lo integran son denominadas popularmente corvinas de río. Se distribuye en los cursos fluviales tropicales y subtropicales de Sudamérica, llegando por el sur hasta el Río de la Plata.​​ En las especies mayores la longitud total ronda los 80 cm. (es)
  • Plagioscion est un genre de poissons de l'ordre des Perciformes et de la famille des Sciaenidae. (fr)
  • Plagioscion is een geslacht van straalvinnige vissen uit de familie van ombervissen (Sciaenidae). (nl)
  • Plagioscion är ett släkte av fiskar. Plagioscion ingår i familjen havsgösfiskar. Kladogram enligt Catalogue of Life: (sv)
  • Plagioscion é um gênero de peixes sul-americanos de água doce. (pt)
  • Plagioscion is a genus of hardheads, ray-finned fish in the family Sciaenidae. They are found in tropical and subtropical South America where they inhabit fresh and brackish waters. Some species (notably P. squamosissimus and P. surinamensis) are important food fish and support major fisheries. Depending on the exact species, they reach up to about 30–80 cm (1.0–2.6 ft) in length. In general, the various species are similar and are not easily separated by meristics or colour. (en)
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  • Plagioscion (ca)
  • Plagioscion (es)
  • Plagioscion (fr)
  • Plagioscion (nl)
  • Plagioscion (en)
  • Plagioscion (pt)
  • Plagioscion (sv)
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