Caroun croaker (Johnius carouna)

Scientific name: Johnius carouna Cuvier, 1830

Caroun croaker (Johnius carouna)

The Caroun croaker (Johnius carouna) is a freshwater fish of the family Sciaenidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Gulf of Thailand, Sumatra and Borneo; north to southern China, west to India.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 26-30; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 7

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Johnius carouna
Family
Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
25.0
Common length
16.0
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Gulf of Thailand, Sumatra and Borneo; north to southern China, west to India.
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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