Goatee croaker (Dendrophysa russelii)

Scientific name: Dendrophysa russelii Cuvier, 1829

Goatee croaker (Dendrophysa russelii)

The Goatee croaker (Dendrophysa russelii) is a freshwater fish of the family Sciaenidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, India and Sri Lanka extending eastward, including southern China, Philippines and Indonesia. Does not occur in Australia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 25-28; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 7

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Dendrophysa russelii
Family
Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
25.0
Common length
15.0
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: India and Sri Lanka extending eastward, including southern China, Philippines and Indonesia. Does not occur in Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.9-1.0)

Sources

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

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