Soldier croaker
📖 Overview
Inhabits shallow coastal waters and estuaries . Juveniles occur in brackish estuaries and often ascend the lower reaches of large, turbid rivers . Found in the basin-wide mainstream of the lower Mekong . Encountered in medium to large-sized rivers both in the lower and middle Mekong . Feeds on small fishes and invertebrates. Marketed fresh as well as dried salted.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 27 - 33; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 7. Snout rounded, but not swollen or projecting; upper jaw length 38-44 % of head length, lower jaw length 44-53 % of head length. First pair of mental pores close together, united by a crescent-shaped groove just behind symphysis. Teeth differentiated into large and small in both jaws. Second anal spine long, stiff, 39-59 % of head length. From 8 to 13 scale rows above lateral line to origin of dorsal fin, 12-17 scale rows below lateral line to origin of anal fin (total 21-29 scale rows). Swim bladder carrot-shaped, with 18-22 pairs of arborescent appendages along its sides, the first pair entering head beyond transverse septum. Sagitta (large earstone) with a tadpole-shaped impression, the tail of which is J-shaped.: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Soldier croaker is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Soldier croaker is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Soldier croaker is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous; depth range 1 - 40 m. Tropical; 22°N - 23°S, 72°E - 149°E West Pacific: coasts of India and Sri Lanka eastwards extending to Queensland, Australia and New Guinea and north to Viet Nam (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
small fishes and invertebrates
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🍽️ Edibility & Flavour
"Soldier croaker is an edible species."
- Clear, bright eyes — cloudy eyes indicate age
- Firm flesh that springs back when pressed
- Fresh ocean smell, never strong or ammonia-like
- Bright red or pink gills, not grey or brown
- Shiny, moist skin with scales tightly attached
- Cloudy or sunken eyes
- Strong fishy or ammonia odour
- Soft, mushy flesh that doesn't spring back
- Discoloured or dry flesh
⚡ Nutrition
Detailed nutritional data for Soldier croaker is currently being compiled from USDA FoodData Central.
🔬 Mercury Safety
Mercury data for Soldier croaker has not yet been assigned. Please consult FDA/EPA guidance for general seafood safety advice.
🌿 Sustainability
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Croaker · Drum · Green-backed Jewfish · Silver Jewfish · Silver Perch · Silver Teraglin · Soldier Croaker · Soldier-croaker · Wiretooth · Yankee Whiting |
| 🌍CES | smuha vojenská |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Corvina-de-Queensland |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Зелёная нибея · Нибея-солдат |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Corvina Soldado |
| 🌍THA | ปลาจวดค่อม |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corvina argentea | Macleay | 1883 | Synonym |
| Corvina celebica | Bleeker | 1854 | Synonym |
| Corvina miles | Cuvier | 1829 | Synonym |
| Corvina sampitensis | Bleeker | 1852 | Synonym |
| Corvina wolffii | Bleeker | 1851 | Synonym |
| Holocentrus soldado | Lacepède | 1802 | Synonym |
| Johnius soldado | Lacepède | 1802 | Synonym |
| Nibea saldado | Lacepède | 1802 | Synonym |
| Otolithes soldado | Lacepède | 1802 | Synonym |
| Pseudosciaena soldado | Lacepède | 1802 | Synonym |
| Sciaena miles | Cuvier | 1829 | Synonym |
| Sciaena muelleri | Steindachner | 1879 | Synonym |
| Wak soldado | Lacepède | 1802 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 10 records indexed .
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