| Petenia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Cichlasomatinae |
| Genus: | Petenia Günther, 1862 |
| Species | |
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Petenia splendida |
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Petenia is a monotypic cichlid genus. The single species, Petenia splendida, is a large (50 cm) predatory fish that occurs in Mexico, Guatemala and Belize.
FishBase name: Bay snook
Max. size: 50.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 7335)
Environment: demersal; freshwater; pH range: 7.0 – 7.5; dH range: 15
Climate: tropical; 26 – 30°C
Importance: fisheries: commercial; price category: not marketed/unknown
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Vulnerability: Moderate to high vulnerability (48.42). (Ref. 59153)
Distribution: Central America: Atlantic slope of Grijalva River to Usumacinta River, and Belize.
Biology: Inhabits lakes and lower river valleys. Prefers lower and middle reaches of rivers in the slower moving waters with soft substrate of sand and mud. Feeds on fish.
Red List Status: Not Evaluated (Ref. 57073)
Dangerous: harmless
Coordinator: Sven O. Kullander
FishBase (2006): R. Froese and D. Pauly. World Wide Web electronic publication. fishbase.org version (07/2006).
D. Conkel. World Wide Web electronic publication, based on Cichlids of North and Central America, T.F.H. Publications Inc. fishbase.org version (08/2008)