Description

Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 27 - 30; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Eupercaria/misc

Family: Sciaenidae

Genus: Otolithes

Species: Otolithes ruber (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Found in coastal waters (Ref. 30573). Adults feed on fishes, prawns and other invertebrates (Ref. 5213, 9772). Generally marketed fresh, may be dried or salted (Ref. 5284). Maximum depth reported taken from Ref. 9773.

Habitat

brackish