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Petenia splendida

Fish

Petenia splendida, known as the bay snook, is a species of cichlid fish from Guatemala and northern Central America. It is important to local commercial fisheries. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Piscivore 1
System (Realm)
Freshwater 2
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Petenia splendida 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Cichlidae, Taxa
Source Petenia splendida (Wikidata)

In Biome

Lake, Biomes
Source Petenia splendida (Wikipedia)
River, Biomes
Source Petenia splendida (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Mexico

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

United States

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Petenia splendida (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    It is important to local commercial fisheries.
  • Description
    This piscivorous species can reach a length of 50 centimetres (20 in) SL.
  • Infobox: status
    LC
  • In Biome: Lake, Distribution and habitat
    It prefers slower-moving areas of rivers and lakes.
  • In Biome: River, Distribution and habitat
    It prefers slower-moving areas of rivers and lakes.
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2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
3. Petenia splendida (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q82026 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Cichlidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Perciformes
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 96
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 96
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Actinopteri","order":"Perciformes","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"鲈形目","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Cichlidae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 376
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 376
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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