Panna croaker
📖 Overview
Inhabits shallow coastal waters and estuaries; young and juveniles occur in mangrove swamps . Also caught with bottom trawls, and handlines . Sold fresh and dried salted in markets.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 33 - 36; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 6 - 7; Vertebrae: 11 - 25. One or two spines on supraorbital ridge of frontal in juveniles (up to 50 mm SL); transition from cycloid to ctenoid scales initiated at around 30 mm SL; all body scales, except on throat, ctenoid over 60 mm SL; scales absent on soft parts of dorsal and anal fins; lateral line scales covered with small, subsidiary scales; cephalic portion of swimbladder appendage terminating on caudal foramen of cranium (Ref 10086).: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Panna croaker is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Panna croaker is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Panna croaker is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; demersal. Tropical Central Pacific: southern Viet Nam to Java and western Borneo.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Panna Croaker |
| 🌍CES | smuha bažinná |
| 🇫🇷French | Courbine Ragane |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Corvina-de-dorso-liso |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Малозубая панна |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Corvina Ragana |
| 🌍THA | ปลาจวดคอม้า |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collichthys microdon | Bleeker | 1849 | Synonym |
| Otolithoides microdon | Bleeker | 1849 | Synonym |
| Otolithus microdon | Bleeker | 1849 | Synonym |
| Sciaenoides microdon | Bleeker | 1849 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 3 records indexed .
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