Coitor croaker
📖 Overview
Coitor croaker (Johnius coitor), first described by Hamilton, 1822 is a medium-sized fish in the family Sciaenidae (order Perciformes). Adults typically reach 16.00 cm in maximum length. It is diadromous, migrating between freshwater and marine environments during its life cycle. It occurs in Tropical waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator. On the IUCN Red List, it is classified as Least Concern.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 26 - 29; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 6 - 8. : fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Coitor croaker is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous . Tropical West Pacific: east coast of India, Bangladesh, Burma southward to about Singapore and Borneo around Brunei to Australia (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Big-eyed Jewfish · Coitor Croacker · Coitor Croaker · Ganges Croaker |
| 🌍BEN | Koitor |
| 🌍CES | smuhoun indonéský |
| 🌍NEP | Bhola |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Corvina-alongada |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Индийский джоний |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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