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Atrobucca alcocki Talwar, 1980 |
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photo by
Osmany, H.B. |
| Family: | Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers) | |||
| Max. size: | 21.6 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; marine; depth range - 105 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Indian Ocean: Arabian Sea off Bombay, India and Sind, Pakistan. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 24-28; Vertebrae: 25-25. Drumming muscles present in males, absent in females. Last pleural rib on 10th vertebrae. Eye almost equally large in both young and adults. | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 27 September 2018 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||