Pama croaker (Otolithoides pama)

Scientific name: Otolithoides pama Hamilton, 1822

Pama croaker (Otolithoides pama)

The Pama croaker (Otolithoides pama) is a freshwater fish of the family Sciaenidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, Pakistan to Papua New Guinea.

Biology

Found in coastal waters, estuaries and rivers.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Otolithoides pama
Family
Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
160
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; amphidromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Pakistan to Papua New Guinea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 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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