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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Sciaenidae Drums or croakers

Genus: Lonchurus

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2 species (see list below)

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Photo by JAMARC

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

Photo by JAMARC
 
Lonchurus elegans
[Blackfin croaker]

Photo by FAO

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

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Lonchurus lanceolatus
[Longtail croaker]
2 Species of Family Sciaenidae with Genus Lonchurus
(Drums or croakers)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1948 Lonchurus elegans Blackfin croaker Western Atlantic 32 TL
1788 Lonchurus lanceolatus Longtail croaker Western Atlantic 30 TL



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