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Common names: Croaker, Drum, Goli
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in southeast and west coast of India (Ref. 45255), and Godavari estuary (Ref. 51036). Recorded from Kerala and Maharashtra coast (Ref. 45255). Also Ref. 2113.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kapoor, D., R. Dayal and A.G. Ponniah, 2002
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | 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 Ecología

marino; salobre bentopelágico; anfidromo (Ref. 51243); rango de profundidad 10 - 50 m (Ref. 9772). Tropical; 26°C - 29°C (Ref. 4959); 34°N - 35°S, 20°E - 154°E

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | 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 / Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m 19.7, range 28 - ? cm
Max length : 90.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 5284); common length : 40.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 9772); peso máximo publicado: 7.0 kg (Ref. 9987); edad máxima reportada: 5 años (Ref. 3625)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total) : 10 - 11; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 27 - 30; Espinas anales: 2; Radios blandos anales: 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 | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador | Colaboradores

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)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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Otolithes ruber (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)