|
Pterotolithus lateoides (Bleeker, 1849) Bigmouth croaker |
|
|
photo by
Chao, N.L. |
| Family: | Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers) | |||
| Max. size: | 50 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; brackish; marine, non-migratory | |||
| Distribution: | Western Pacific: Borneo, Indonesia, and Malaysia. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 11-11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 24-27; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 7-8 | |||
| Biology: | Found in coastal waters, estuaries and mouths of rivers. Also caught with bottom trawls and handlines (Ref. 9772). Marketed fresh as well as dried salted; swim bladder dried (Ref. 2113). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 27 September 2018 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||