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Brazilian Menhaden


Brevoortia aurea

Lacha
Family: Clupeidae
Order: Clupeiformes
Class: Actinopterygii
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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GroupSpeciesDateUser
CrustaceanCangrejo Granuloso (Neohelice granulata)24/10/2011María Noel Merentiel Ferreyra



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
217470418/10/2024UruguayMaldonadoArroyo Maldonado., Maldonado10Emilio Lessa
203458218/05/2024UruguayMaldonadoPunta Negra, PiriápolisEnrico H. Vicentini
141980919/06/2021ArgentinaBuenos AiresRío Paraná de las Palmas, Buenos Aires, Ar1Diego Oscar
88205407/02/2019ArgentinaBuenos AiresPlaya Sur, Mar de AjóDiego Trillo
54995027/02/2017ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural Punta RasaNicolas Olejnik
34319511/10/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresPunta Indio1Nicolas Olejnik
153751915/03/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresSan BernardoEduardo Nadal
26121114/03/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural Punta RasaJorge La Grotteria
25839114/03/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresAlbúfera Laguna Mar ChiquitaNicolas Olejnik
25178806/02/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresPlaya, Mar de AjóDiego Trillo
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Brazilian Menhaden (Brevoortia aurea) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 20/09/2026.