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Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Etymology: Otolithoides: Greek, ous, oto = ear + Greek, lithos = stone + Greek, suffix, oides = similar to (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / distribuzione batimetrica / distribution range
Ecologia
marino demersale; amfidromo (Ref. 51243). Tropical; 27°N - 1°N, 61°E - 120°E
Indo-West Pacific: Pakistan and along the coasts of India and Sri Lanka to the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo and Viet Nam.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 160 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 9772); common length : 100.0 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 9772); Età massima riportata: 6 anni (Ref. 72458)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 9 - 10; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 27 - 32; Spine anali: 2; Raggi anali molli: 6 - 7.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Found in coastal and inshore waters. Feeds on small fishes and invertebrates. An important foodfish. Sold fresh and dried salted (swim bladder) in markets.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Lal Mohan, R.S., 1984. Sciaenidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean (Fishing Area 51). Vol. 4. FAO, Rome. pag. var. (Ref. 3490)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: scarso interesse commerciale
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Fonte Biblio.
123201): 24.8 - 29.3, mean 28.4 °C (based on 546 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00661 (0.00444 - 0.00984), b=3.00 (2.88 - 3.12), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 4.1 ±0.63 se; based on food items.
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (K=0.14-0.5; tmax=6).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (42 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 81.6 [38.0, 170.5] mg/100g; Iron = 0.873 [0.409, 1.635] mg/100g; Protein = 19.1 [17.7, 20.4] %; Omega3 = 0.129 [0.061, 0.257] g/100g; Selenium = 103 [47, 228] μg/100g; VitaminA = 6.76 [2.01, 23.24] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.654 [0.435, 1.009] mg/100g (wet weight);