Johnius
amblycephalus
(Bleeker, 1855)
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Family:
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Sciaenidae
(Drums or croakers)
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Order:
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Perciformes
(perch-likes)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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Bearded croaker |
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Max. size:
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25.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 9772) |
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Environment: |
demersal; freshwater; brackish; marine; depth range ? – 40 m
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Climate: |
tropical |
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Importance:
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fisheries: minor commercial |
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Resilience: |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months(Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
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Distribution:
saved form ccfishery.net
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Indo-West Pacific: east of Pakistan through the coastal waters of the Indian Ocean and the Indo-Australian Archipelago to the Philippines, New Guinea and to the Repulse Bay, Queensland; through the South China Sea to Hainan, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Kwangtung. Reports from southern Africa are misidentifications of Johnius fuscolineatus (Ref. 13679).
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
spines
(total): 11 - 11;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 23 - 26;
Anal
spines: 2;
Anal
soft rays: 7
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Biology: |
Found in shallow coastal waters and estuaries (Ref. 9772).
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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