Blackspotted croaker
📖 Overview
Found in coastal waters over muddy bottoms, off the sea-bed. Ascend tidal rivers and estuaries . Feed mainly on crustaceans and small fishes. Also caught with bottom trawls . Sold fresh and dried salted (swim bladder) in markets. An important food fish. Minimum depth range based on occurrence .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 22 - 25; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 7. 7-8 gill rakers on the lower limb of the first arch.: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Blackspotted croaker is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 5 - 100 m . Tropical; 40°N - 28°S, 47°E - 154°E West Pacific: west coast of the Persian Gulf and along the coasts of India and Sri Lanka, north to Japan and south through the Philippines and Borneo to New Guinea and northern Australia.
🌿 Ecology
crustaceans and small fishes
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Black Jewfish · Blackspotted Croaker · Croaker · Jew Fish · Slate-cod Croaker · Speckled Drum · Spotted Croaker · Two-spined Jewfish |
| 🇫🇷French | Courbine Pintade |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Gomanibe · ゴマニベ |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Corvina Pintada |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corvina catalea | Cuvier | 1829 | Synonym |
| Corvina nigromaculata | Borodin | 1930 | Synonym |
| Corvina platycephala | Cuvier | 1830 | Heterotypic |
| Johnius cataleus | Cuvier | 1829 | Synonym |
| Johnius diacanthus | Lacepède | 1802 | Synonym |
| Johnius valenciennii | Eydoux & Souleyet | 1850 | Synonym |
| Lutjanus diacanthus | Lacepède | 1802 | Synonym |
| Nibea diacanthus | Lacepède | 1802 | Synonym |
| Pseudosciaena diacanthus | Lacepède | 1802 | Synonym |
| Sciaena antarctica rex | Whitley | 1945 | Synonym |
| Sciaena diacanthus | Lacepède | 1802 | Synonym |
| Sciaena goma | Tanaka | 1915 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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