| Family: |
Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers) |
| Max. size: |
19.17 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
pelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
South America: only known from the Río Napo and Río Aguarico, eastern Ecuador, in the western portion of the Rio Amazonas basin. |
| Diagnosis: |
A species of Pachyurus with a unique coloration pattern of about twelve brown vertical bars and ellipsoid blotches on the side of trunk and a thick horizontal stripe from the middle of the caudal peduncle to the front of the caudal-fin base. |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 30 July 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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