🌊 Marine
Least Concern
🌡️ Tropical
Spotted croaker
Stellifer punctatissimus Meek & Hildebrand, 1925
📖 Overview
Found usually in shallow coastal waters over sandy mud bottoms. Feeds mainly on bottom-dwelling organisms.
Scientific Name
Stellifer punctatissimus
Authority
Meek & Hildebrand, 1925
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
27.3 cm
Trophic Level
3.4
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
24.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt
🔬 Taxonomy
Class
Ray-finned fishes
Actinopterygii
Order
Perch-like fishes
Perciformes
Family
Sciaenidae
Sciaenidae
Genus
Stellifer
Stellifer
Species
Spotted croaker
Stellifer punctatissimus
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Spotted croaker is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Spotted croaker is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus
🥚 Reproduction
🐣 Oviparous
📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal. Tropical
🌿 Ecology
Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine
⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.4±0.38
Food Items
bottom-dwelling organisms
📐 Morphometrics
Length–Weight Relationship:
W = 0.00891 × L3.1
(TL)
Max TL
27.3cm
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
Salinity Range
30–40ppt
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2020
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
24.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.4
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Meek & Hildebrand, 1925
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