Half-mourning croaker (Paranibea semiluctuosa)

Scientific name: Paranibea semiluctuosa Cuvier, 1830

Half-mourning croaker (Paranibea semiluctuosa)

The Half-mourning croaker (Paranibea semiluctuosa) is a marine fish of the family Sciaenidae.

Biology

Coastal throughout its range. Sold fresh, also dried salted in markets.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Paranibea semiluctuosa
Family
Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
40.0
Common length
30.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Pakistan round the coasts of India eastwards to the Malay Peninsula. Reported occurrence in Indonesia has been based on misidentification of Nibea soldado (Sasaki, pers. comm.)
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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