Bengal corvina (Daysciaena albida)

Scientific name: Daysciaena albida Cuvier, 1830

Bengal corvina (Daysciaena albida)

The Bengal corvina (Daysciaena albida) is a brackish-water fish of the family Sciaenidae.

Biology

Found in coastal waters and estuaries. Important food fish.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Daysciaena albida
Family
Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
90.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; benthopelagic; amphidromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indian Ocean: India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. Reported occurrences in Indonesia (particularly from Sumatra and west Borneo) cannot be verified (Sasaki, pers. comm.).
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 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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