Leaftail croaker (Johnius trachycephalus)

Scientific name: Johnius trachycephalus Bleeker, 1851

The Leaftail croaker (Johnius trachycephalus) is a freshwater fish of the family Sciaenidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, Thailand, Sumatra, and Borneo.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 24-27; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 6 - 7

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Johnius trachycephalus
Family
Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
13.0
Common length
10.0
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Thailand, Sumatra, and Borneo.
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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