Atrobucca alcocki Talwar, 1980

Description


Dorsal soft rays (total): 24 - 28; Vertebrae: 25. Drumming muscles present in males, absent in females. Last pleural rib on 10th vertebrae. Eye almost equally large in both young and adults.

Taxonomic Hierarchy


Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Eupercaria/misc

Family: Sciaenidae

Genus: Atrobucca

Species: Atrobucca alcocki Talwar, 1980

Climate Zone


  • Tropical
  • Location


  • Western Indian Ocean: Arabian Sea off Bombay, India and Sind, Pakistan.
  • Biology


    Life cycle and mating behavior

    Habitat


    benthopelagic