Description

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

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Eupercaria/misc

Family: Sciaenidae

Genus: Argyrosomus

Species: Argyrosomus amoyensis (Bleeker, 1863)

Climate Zone

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

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless