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Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Etymology: Daysciaena: Because of Day, Francis; (1878-1888), author of four books related to Indian fishes + Greek, skyadeis, skyaina = a perch.
More on author: Cuvier.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; brackish; benthopelagic; amphidromous (Ref. 51243). Tropical
Indian Ocean: India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. Reported occurrences in Indonesia (particularly from Sumatra and west Borneo) cannot be verified (Sasaki, pers. comm.).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 90.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4833); max. published weight: 1.6 kg (Ref. 115172)
Found in coastal waters and estuaries (Ref. 4833). Important food fish.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Sasaki, K., 1996. Sciaenid fishes of the Indian Ocean (Teleostei, Perciformes). Mem. Fac. Sci. 16/17:83-95. (Ref. 26262)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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