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Class: Teleostei
Order: Eupercaria/misc
Family: Sciaenidae Drums or croakers

Genus: Lonchurus

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Western Atlantic
Max. Length 32 cm TL
Lonchurus elegans (Boeseman, 1948)

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Lonchurus elegans
[Blackfin croaker]

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Western Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Lonchurus lanceolatus (Bloch, 1788)

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Lonchurus lanceolatus
[Longtail croaker]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Lonchurus elegans Blackfin croaker Western Atlantic 32 TL 1948
Lonchurus lanceolatus Longtail croaker Western Atlantic 30 TL 1788



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