Author: (Heckel, 1840)
FBname: South American silver croaker
Comments: Occupies very diverse biotopes and carries out its biological cycle in freshwater as well as in brackish water (Ref. 27188).  Juveniles feed on larvae of crustaceans (especially <i>Macrobrachium</i>), aquatic insects and copepods.  Adults prey on fish.  Captured during the rainy season (Ref. 35237).