Amoy croaker (Argyrosomus amoyensis)

Scientific name: Argyrosomus amoyensis Bleeker, 1863

Amoy croaker (Argyrosomus amoyensis)

The Amoy croaker (Argyrosomus amoyensis) is a marine fish of the family Sciaenidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea from Oman to western coasts of India; South China Sea and off Java, Indonesia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 25-27; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 7

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Argyrosomus amoyensis
Family
Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
40.0
Common length
30.0
Depth range
60 m (197 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 60 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea from Oman to western coasts of India; South China Sea and off Java, Indonesia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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