Oman country information

Common names: Shmahi, Yanam
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: of potential interest | Ref: Al-Abdessalaam, T.Z.S., 1995
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: No separate statistics available. Significant contributor to croaker fishery, averaging 2000 tons annually. Found yearround but abundance peaks between July and September. Caught using bottom trawls, gillnets and handlines. Has potential as raw material for surimi (Ref. 9773). Also Ref. 9772.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mu.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Randall, J.E., 1995
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | 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 Ekologi

marina; brackvatten bentopelagisk; amfidrom (Ref. 51243); djupintervall 10 - 50 m (Ref. 9772). Tropical; 26°C - 29°C (Ref. 4959); 34°N - 35°S, 20°E - 154°E

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Point map | Utplanteringar | 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 / Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: L_m 19.7, range 28 - ? cm
Max length : 90.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 5284); common length : 40.0 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 9772); publicerad maxvikt: 7.0 kg (Ref. 9987); rapporterad maxålder: 5 år (Ref. 3625)

Short description Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri

Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 10 - 11; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 27 - 30; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 2; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 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 | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver

Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

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)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 30 June 2016

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)