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Otolithes cuvieri Trewavas, 1974 Lesser tigertooth croaker |
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photo by
Khan, M.M. |
| Family: | Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers) | |||
| Max. size: | 39 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Western Indian Ocean: coasts of India and Pakistan. | |||
| Diagnosis: | ||||
| Biology: | Inhabits inshore and coastal waters (Ref. 3490). Carnivorous feeder. Feeds on Acetes spp., penaeid prawns, deep-sea prawns, fishes, stomatopods, mollusks, isopods, copepods and fish larvae (Ref. 53464). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 27 September 2018 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||