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Shorthead Drum

Larimus breviceps

Classification

Larimus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Sciaenidae, the croakers and drums. These fishes are found in the Western Atlantic and Eastern Pacific Oceans. Taxonomy Larimus was first proposed as monospecific genus in 1830 by the French zoologist Georges Cuvier when he described Larimus breviceps from Brazil and the Dominican Republic.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 166France · 6