Blackmouth croaker (Atrobucca nibe)

Scientific name: Atrobucca nibe Jordan & Thompson, 1911

Blackmouth croaker (Atrobucca nibe)

The Blackmouth croaker (Atrobucca nibe) is a marine fish of the family Sciaenidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Mozambique and Natal, South Africa, India; China, Japan, Philippines, Indonesia, and off northern Australia.

Biology

Found in coastal waters down to a depth of 200 m or deeper, on seaweed beds and gravel. Important food fish.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Atrobucca nibe
Family
Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
45.0
Common length
25.0
Depth range
45–200 m (148–656 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 45 - 200 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Mozambique and Natal, South Africa, India; China, Japan, Philippines, Indonesia, and off northern Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.15-0.3)

Sources

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

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