Parona signata

Parona signata
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Carangidae
Genus: Parona
C. Berg (es), 1895
Species: P. signata
Binomial name
Parona signata
(Jenyns, 1841)

Parona signata, the Parona leatherjacket, is a species of carangid found along the Atlantic coast of South America from southern Brazil to southern Argentina. This species grows to a length of 60 centimetres (24 in) TL and is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Parona signata" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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