Sharpnose hammer croaker
📖 Overview
Inhabits shallow coastal waters, estuaries, and rivers. In India, matures at the size of 14 to 16 cm TL; attains an average size of 15.8 cm TL, 20.6 cm TL, and 24 cm TL, at the end of 1 year, 1.5 years and 2 years, respectively. Juveniles prefer crustaceans and as they grow , show piscivorous tendency . Marketed fresh and dried salted .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 27 - 32; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8. Snout rounded but not swollen or projecting; mouth large, oblique; upper jaw extending backward below posterior half of eye; no barbel on chin; teeth in narrow bands, well differentiated into large and small in both jaws, but none canine-like; gill rakers slender, about half length of gill filaments at angle of arch, 9 to 15 on lower limb. Second anal spine moderately long, 24 to 42 % of head length. Scales on head cycloid (smooth). Swim bladder hammer-shaped, the first pair of arborescent appendages entering head beyond transverse septum and sending a palmate branch to the front of pectoral arch. Sagitta (large earstone) with a tadpole-shaped impression, the head of which has its long axis lying obliquely to that of sagitta and the tail expanded and deepened as a hallow cone connected with the head by narrow groove.: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Sharpnose hammer croaker is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; depth range 0 - 132 m . Tropical; 30°N - 36°S, 32°E - 155°E West Pacific: Persian Gulf eastward to southern China and Taiwan and northern and northeastern Australia and New Guinea.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Croaker · Drum · Hammer Croaker · Jewfish · River Perch · Sharp Toothed Hammer Croaker · Sharp-toothed Hammer Croaker · Sharpnose Hammer Croaker · Sharptooth Hammer Croaker · Silver Teraglin |
| 🌍CES | smuhoun bornejský |
| 🇫🇷French | Courbine Dentue |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Corvina-platinada |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Corvina Dientusa |
| 🌍THA | ปลาจวดบอร์เนียว |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corvina canina | De Vis | 1884 | Synonym |
| Corvina papuensis | Hase | 1914 | Synonym |
| Johnieops borneensis | Bleeker | 1851 | Synonym |
| Johnieops vogleri | Bleeker | 1853 | Synonym |
| Johniops vogleri | Bleeker | 1853 | Synonym |
| Johnius siamensis | Hora | 1924 | Synonym |
| Johnius vogleri | Bleeker | 1853 | Synonym |
| Otolithus borneensis | Bleeker | 1851 | Synonym |
| Otolithus vogleri | Bleeker | 1853 | Synonym |
| Pseudosciaena vogleri | Bleeker | 1853 | Synonym |
| Sciaena siamensis | Hora | 1924 | Synonym |
| Sciaena vogleri | Bleeker | 1853 | Synonym |
| Wak vogleri | Bleeker | 1853 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 4 records indexed .
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