Fishing for Blackbar drum

Pareques iwamotoi

The blackbar drum is a medium-sized marine fish recognized for its silvery body with a bold, black vertical bar behind the gill cover. Found in the coastal waters of the western Atlantic, it typically reaches lengths of up to 20 inches and weighs around 5 pounds. It exhibits schooling behavior and relies on its keen senses to forage for food along sandy bottoms. This summary is AI generated

Water type

Saltwater

IUCN Status

Least concern

Threat to humans

Harmless

Source: Fishbase

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