Species Kingdom

Animalia

Species Class

Teleostei
Elasmobranchii
Chondrostei
Holostei
Petromyzonti
Holocephali
Myxini
Cladistii
Coelacanthi

Species Order

Argentiniformes
Notacanthiformes
Gadiformes
Hiodontiformes
Zeiformes
Perciformes/Cottoidei
Atheriniformes
Hexanchiformes
Myxiniformes
Myctophiformes
Coelacanthiformes
Acipenseriformes
Batrachoidiformes
Lepisosteiformes
Callionymiformes
Perciformes/Bembropoidei
Salmoniformes
Blenniiformes
Lophiiformes
Dactylopteriformes
Anguilliformes
Gobiiformes
Holocentriformes
Gobiesociformes
Osteoglossiformes
Centrarchiformes
Acanthuriformes
Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei
Galaxiiformes
Heterodontiformes

Argyrosomus amoyensis (Bleeker, 1863)

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 25 - 27; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 7.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Eupercaria/misc

Family: Sciaenidae

Genus: Argyrosomus

Species: Argyrosomus amoyensis (Bleeker, 1863)

Climate Zone

Tropical

Location

Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea from Oman to western coasts of India (Ref. 3490); South China Sea and off Java, Indonesia.

Biology

Found on coastal waters over muddy bottoms. Forms small schools. Also caught with bottom trawls and hand lines. Marketed fresh and dried salted; swim bladder dried (Ref. 9772).

Habitat

demersal