Petenia splendida

Petenia splendida, the Bay snook, is a of from Mexico and northern Central America. It is important to local Petenia splendida commercial fisheries.

Contents Description Distribution and habitat Bibliography References Petenia splendida External links Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Description Phylum: Chordata Class: This piscivorous species can reach a length of 50 centimetres (20 in) Order: SL.[1] These fishes have a laterally compressed body, with an elongated head and a prominent jaw. The fins are large and Family: Cichlidae rounded. The basic coloration varies from pale pink to deep red to gold. Males are a bit larger than females, with a more accentuated Genus: Petenia red coloration. Females are usually rounder.[2] The special feature Günther, 1862 of this species is in the jaws that are extensible to more than 1/4 of Species: P. splendida the length of the entire body, which allows to prey fishes of considerable size but also to suck small fishes directly into the Binomial name mouth. Petenia splendida Günther, 1862 Distribution and habitat

This species is native to the Atlantic slope of tropical Mexico, Guatemala and Belize. It prefers slower-moving areas of rivers and lakes.

Bibliography

Eschmeyer, William N., ed. 1998. Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, núm. 1, vol. 1–3. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco, California, USA. 2905. ISBN 0-940228-47-5. Fenner, Robert M.: The Conscientious Marine Aquarist. Neptune City, New Jersey, USA : T.F.H. Publications, 2001. Helfman, G., B. Collette y D. Facey: The diversity of fishes. Blackwell Science, Malden, Massachusetts, USA, 1997. Hoese, D.F. 1986: . A M.M. Smith y P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, , Germany. Maugé, L.A. 1986. A J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse y D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Bruxelles; MRAC, Tervuren; y ORSTOM, Paris, France. Vol. 2. Moyle, P. y J. Cech.: Fishes: An Introduction to Ichthyology, 4th. Ed., Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, USA: Prentice-Hall. Nelson, J.: Fishes of the World, 3rd ed. New York, USA: John Wiley and Sons. Wheeler, A.: The World Encyclopedia of Fishes, 2nd. Ed., London: Macdonald. Petenia splendida

References

1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Petenia splendida" (http://www.fishbase.org/su mmary/SpeciesSummary.php?genusname=Petenia&speciesname=splendida) in FishBase. April 2013 version. 2. Borstein Info (http://www.borstein.info/profiles/central/petenia.html)

External links

Petenia splendida - picture gallery (http://www.catfish-and-more.com/fotos/fotos-cichliden/peten ia-splendida/) Catalogue of Life (http://www.catalogueoflife.org/show_species_details.php?record_id=624801 1) AQUATAB (http://aquatab.net/system/petenia-splendida/)

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