Panna croaker (Panna microdon)

Scientific name: Panna microdon Bleeker, 1849

The Panna croaker (Panna microdon) is a brackish-water fish of the family Sciaenidae. Native range: Western Central Pacific, southern Viet Nam to Java and western Borneo. Indian Ocean: India, Sri Lanka and Myanmar.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 33-36; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 6 - 7; Vertebrae: 11 - 25. One or two spines on supraorbital ridge of frontal in juveniles (up to 50 mm SL); transition from cycloid to ctenoid scales initiated at around 30 mm SL; all body scales, except on throat, ctenoid over 60 mm SL; scales absent on soft parts of dorsal and anal fins; lateral line scales covered with small, subsidiary scales; cephalic portion of swimbladder appendage terminating on caudal foramen of cranium (Ref 10086).

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Panna microdon
Family
Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Common length
20.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Central Pacific: southern Viet Nam to Java and western Borneo. Indian Ocean: India, Sri Lanka and Myanmar.
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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