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Otolithoides biauritus (Cantor, 1849) Bronze croaker |
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photo by
Khan, M.M. |
| Family: | Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers) | |||
| Max. size: | 160 cm SL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 6 years | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine, amphidromous | |||
| Distribution: | Indo-West Pacific: Pakistan and along the coasts of India and Sri Lanka to the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo and Viet Nam. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 9-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 27-32; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 6-7 | |||
| Biology: | Found in coastal and inshore waters. Feeds on small fishes and invertebrates. An important foodfish. Sold fresh and dried salted (swim bladder) in markets. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 27 September 2018 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||