Blotched tiger-toothed croaker (Pterotolithus maculatus) fish species and information / pictures of Blotched tiger-toothed croaker - Pterotolithus maculatus

Blotched tiger-toothed croaker (Pterotolithus maculatus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Pterotolithus maculatus

Common Name
Blotched tiger-toothed croaker

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 30-34; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 10 - 12

Classification

Classified By

Cuvier, 1830

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Perch-like fish (Perciformes)

Family

Drums or croakers (Sciaenidae)

Distribution

Region

Indo-Pacific

Distribution

Indo-Pacific: Sri Lanka round the Bay of Bengal to Borneo.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

benthopelagic

Environment

Marine; brackish; benthopelagic; non-migratory

Trophic Level

3.64 s.e. 0.53 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

True

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

45.0 cm

Common Length

40.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.7500 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: minor commercial

Vulnerability

Moderate vulnerability (42 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

  Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

  Least Concern (LC)