Big-snout croaker (Johnius macrorhynus)

Scientific name: Johnius macrorhynus Mohan, 1976

Big-snout croaker (Johnius macrorhynus)

The Big-snout croaker (Johnius macrorhynus) is a marine fish of the family Sciaenidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, India and Sri Lanka to the South China Sea, Borneo and the Malay Peninsula.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 27-30; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 7. Lower part of body with a golden tinge; pectoral, pelvic and anal fins yellow; a faint steel blue blotch on gill cover.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Johnius macrorhynus
Family
Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Common length
22.0
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: India and Sri Lanka to the South China Sea, Borneo and the Malay Peninsula.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.5-0.8)

Sources

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

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