Plagioscion ternetzi Boulenger, 1895
Freshwater croaker
Corvina,  Corvina de río
Plagioscion ternetzi
photo by Casatti, L.

Family:  Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Max. size:  39 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  South America: Paraguay.and lower Paraná River basins.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 30 July 2019 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Type locality, Río de la Plata, Buenos Aires prov., MACN 4197 (holotype of Plagioscion macdonaghi) (Ref. 36888). Found in the upper and tributaries of Paraná (Ref. 56308). Also Ref. 84422.


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