Kathala croaker (Kathala axillaris)

Scientific name: Kathala axillaris Cuvier, 1830

Kathala croaker (Kathala axillaris)

The Kathala croaker (Kathala axillaris) is a marine fish of the family Sciaenidae. Native range: Indian Ocean, coasts of India and Sri Lanka. Reported from Pakistan.

Species facts

Scientific name
Kathala axillaris
Family
Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
27.0
Common length
18.0
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indian Ocean: coasts of India and Sri Lanka. Reported from Pakistan.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: 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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