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Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Etymology: Otolithoides: Greek, ous, oto = ear + Greek, lithos = stone + Greek, suffix, oides = similar to (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin démersal; amphidrome (Ref. 51243). Tropical; 27°N - 1°N, 61°E - 120°E
Indo-West Pacific: Pakistan and along the coasts of India and Sri Lanka to the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo and Viet Nam.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 160 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 9772); common length : 100.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 9772); âge max. reporté: 6 années (Ref. 72458)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 9 - 10; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 27 - 32; Épines anales: 2; Rayons mous anaux: 6 - 7.
Found in coastal and inshore waters. Feeds on small fishes and invertebrates. An important foodfish. Sold fresh and dried salted (swim bladder) in markets.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Lal Mohan, R.S., 1984. Sciaenidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean (Fishing Area 51). Vol. 4. FAO, Rome. pag. var. (Ref. 3490)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: intérêt commercial mineur
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
115969): 24.8 - 29.3, mean 28.4 (based on 546 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00676 (0.00449 - 0.01019), b=3.00 (2.88 - 3.12), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 4.1 ±0.63 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (K=0.14-0.5; tmax=6).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (42 of 100).