Bigmouth croaker (Pterotolithus lateoides)

Scientific name: Pterotolithus lateoides Bleeker, 1850

The Bigmouth croaker (Pterotolithus lateoides) is a brackish-water fish of the family Sciaenidae. Native range: Western Pacific, Borneo, Indonesia, and Malaysia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 24-27; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pterotolithus lateoides
Family
Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
50.0
Common length
40.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; benthopelagic; non-migratory
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: Borneo, Indonesia, and Malaysia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor 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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