Bigeye croaker (Pennahia anea)

Scientific name: Pennahia anea Bloch, 1793

Bigeye croaker (Pennahia anea)

The Bigeye croaker (Pennahia anea) is a marine fish of the family Sciaenidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Persian Gulf to Taiwan and south through the Philippines and Borneo to about the southern tip of Java.

Biology

Occurs in inshore waters. Feeds on small crustaceans, benthic worms and small fishes. Marketed fresh and dried salted.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pennahia anea
Family
Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Common length
20.0
Depth range
60 m (197 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 60 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf to Taiwan and south through the Philippines and Borneo to about the southern tip of Java.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.53-1.94)

Sources

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

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