Description

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

Common Names

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Yellow-tailed croaker , English , Global

Yellowtail croaker , English , USA

Yellowtail croaker , English , Global

Yellowtail jewfish , English , Australia

Yellowtailed croaker , English , Australia

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Eupercaria/misc

Family: Sciaenidae

Genus: Austronibea

Species: Austronibea oedogenys Trewavas, 1977

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Western Pacific: Northern and northwestern Australia and southern New Guinea.

Biology

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

Habitat

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brackish