Johnius
belangerii
(Cuvier, 1830)
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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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Belanger's croaker |
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Max. size:
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30.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 2872) |
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Environment: |
demersal; amphidromous (Ref. 51243); 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: Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, through the East Indies, to China. Records from the east coast of Africa were probably based on misidentifications as this species does not occur there (Ref. 4373). Range extends westwards to the Persian Gulf (Ref. 9772).
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
spines
(total): 10 - 11;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 27 - 31;
Anal
spines: 2;
Anal
soft rays: 7
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Biology: |
Inhabits coastal waters and estuaries. Feeds on invertebrates, particularly benthic worms. Marketed fresh and dried salted.
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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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Coordinator: |
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