Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 22 - 25; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 7 - 9.

Common Names

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Croaker , English , Malaysia

Prickly croaker , English , Malaysia

Prickly croaker , English , USA

Prickly croaker , English , Global

Gelama , Malay , Malaysia

Gelama duri , Malay , Malaysia

項棘叫姑魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

项棘叫姑鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Eupercaria/misc

Family: Sciaenidae

Genus: Aspericorvina

Species: Aspericorvina jubata (Bleeker, 1855)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Indo-Pacific: Gulf of Thailand, Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawesi and Malaya.

Biology

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Inhabits shallow coastal waters, estuaries and rivers (Ref. 9772). A food fish.

Habitat

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freshwater