Protosciaena trewavasae (Chao & Miller, 1975)
New Grenada drum
photo by FAO

Family:  Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Max. size:  20 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 70 - 220 m
Distribution:  Western Central Atlantic: western Colombia to central Venezuela. Also recorded from Puerto Rico (Ref. 51183).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Found over soft bottoms. Catch is primarily from exploratory fisheries (Ref. 3702).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 24 January 2020 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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