Yellowtail croaker (Austronibea oedogenys)

Scientific name: Austronibea oedogenys Trewavas, 1977

Yellowtail croaker (Austronibea oedogenys)

The Yellowtail croaker (Austronibea oedogenys) is a brackish-water fish of the family Sciaenidae. Native range: Western Pacific, Northern and northwestern Australia and southern New Guinea.

Biology

Dorsal spines: 10 - 11; Dorsal soft rays: 27-30; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 7

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Austronibea oedogenys
Family
Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
20.0
Common length
15.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: Northern and northwestern Australia and southern New Guinea.
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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