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Pterotolithus maculatus (Cuvier, 1830) Blotched tiger-toothed croaker |
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photo by
Sen, S.K. |
| Family: | Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers) | |||
| Max. size: | 45 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; brackish; marine; depth range 10 - 100 m, non-migratory | |||
| Distribution: | Indo-Pacific: Sri Lanka round the Bay of Bengal to Borneo. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 30-34; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 10-12 | |||
| Biology: | Occurs in coastal waters and estuaries (Ref. 9772). 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: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 24 January 2020 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||