| Family: |
Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers) |
| Max. size: |
23 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater; brackish; marine |
| Distribution: |
Southwest Pacific: Known along the coasts of northern and northeastern Australia and New Guinea. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 11-11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 26-31; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 7-7. Body silvery, everywhere so clouded with brown dots as to quite obscure the ground color; pectoral and pelvic fins pale (Ref. 9772). |
| Biology: |
Inhabits shallow coastal waters, estuaries and rivers (Ref. 9772). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 27 September 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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