Otolithoides biauritus (Cantor, 1849)
Bronze croaker
Otolithoides biauritus
photo by Khan, M.M.

Family:  Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Max. size:  160 cm SL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 6 years
Environment:  demersal; marine, amphidromous
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: Pakistan and along the coasts of India and Sri Lanka to the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo and Viet Nam.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 9-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 27-32; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 6-7
Biology:  Found in coastal and inshore waters. Feeds on small fishes and invertebrates. An important foodfish. Sold fresh and dried salted (swim bladder) in markets.
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 27 September 2018 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


Source and more info: www.fishbase.org. For personal, classroom, and other internal use only. Not for publication.