| Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers) |
| 80 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 243.6 g; max. reported age: 6 years |
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benthopelagic; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 120 m, oceanodromous |
| Northwest Pacific: from central Vietnam to South Korea and Japan, Yellow and East China seas. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 9-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 30-35; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 7-9; Vertebrae: 25-26. Body gold when fresh. Soft-rayed portions of dorsal and anal fins mostly covered with scales. Posterior part of pectoral fin not black. Anal soft rays usually 8 (Ref. 41299). |
| Inhabit coastal waters and estuaries (Ref. 2113). Found in muddy or muddy-sandy bottoms shallower than 120 m depth (Ref. 43239). Feed on crustaceans and fishes. |
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Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 30 June 2016 (A2bd) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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