Reeve's croaker (Chrysochir aureus)

Scientific name: Chrysochir aureus Richardson, 1846

Reeve's croaker (Chrysochir aureus)

The Reeve's croaker (Chrysochir aureus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Sciaenidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, southeast India and Sri Lanka to southern China (Kwang-tung).

Biology

Inhabits shallow coastal waters. Feeds on small crustaceans. Marketed fresh as well as dried salted.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Chrysochir aureus
Family
Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Common length
25.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: southeast India and Sri Lanka to southern China (Kwang-tung).
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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