Bottlenose jewfish (Johnius australis)

Scientific name: Johnius australis G?nther, 1880

The Bottlenose jewfish (Johnius australis) is a freshwater fish of the family Sciaenidae. Native range: Southwest Pacific, Known along the coasts of northern and northeastern Australia and New Guinea.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 26-31; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 7. Body silvery, everywhere so clouded with brown dots as to quite obscure the ground color; pectoral and pelvic fins pale.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Johnius australis
Family
Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
23.0
Common length
18.0
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Southwest Pacific: Known along the coasts of northern and northeastern Australia and New Guinea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (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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