Pachyurus stewarti Casatti & Chao, 2002 |
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: | ||||
IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 30 July 2019 Ref. (130435) | |||
Threat to humans: | harmless |