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Common names: Jewfish, Silver teraglin, Tigertooth croaker
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
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Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: A popular sport fish in northern and eastern parts of Australia (Re. 9987). Also Ref. 2113.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Hoese, D.F., D.J. Bray, J.R. Paxton and G.R. Allen, 2006
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Grande verrue tigre, Bombache tigre mayor, Toothed croaker, ... more

Classification / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes(Genre, Espèce) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Etymology: Otolithes: Greek, ous, oto = ear + Greek, lithos = stone (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Bloch & Schneider.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Écologie

marin; saumâtre benthopélagique; amphidrome (Ref. 51243); profondeur 10 - 50 m (Ref. 9772). Tropical; 26°C - 29°C (Ref. 4959); 34°N - 35°S, 20°E - 154°E

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri

Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, including Madagascar (absent in the Red Sea), eastward to southern China Sea and Queensland, Australia.

Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: L_m 19.7, range 28 - ? cm
Max length : 90.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 5284); common length : 40.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 9772); poids max. publié: 7.0 kg (Ref. 9987); âge max. reporté: 5 années (Ref. 3625)

Description synthétique Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie

Épines dorsales (Total) : 10 - 11; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 27 - 30; Épines anales: 2; Rayons mous anaux: 7 - 8.

Found in coastal waters (Ref. 30573). Adults feed on fishes, prawns and other invertebrates (Ref. 5213, 9772). Generally marketed fresh, may be dried or salted (Ref. 5284). Maximum depth reported taken from Ref. 9773.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves

Référence principale Upload your references | Références | Coordinateur | Collaborateurs

Chan, W., U. Bathia and D. Carlsson, 1974. Sciaenidae. In W. Fischer and P.J.P. Whitehead (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Eastern Indian Ocean (Fishing Area 57) and Western Central Pacific (Fishing Area 71). Volume 3. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 2113)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

Préoccupation mineure (LC) ; Date assessed: 30 June 2016

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)