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Class: Teleostei
Order: Eupercaria/misc
Family: Sciaenidae Drums or croakers

Genus: Johnius

(See list of species below)


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35 species (see list below)
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Photo by Osmany, H.B.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm SL
Johnius amblycephalus (Bleeker, 1855)

Photo by Photo by Osmany, H.B.
 
Johnius amblycephalus
[Bearded croaker]
No picture found

Max. Length 23 cm SL
 
Johnius australis
[Bottlenose jewfish]

Photo by Yau, B.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Johnius belangerii (Cuvier, 1830)

Photo by Photo by Yau, B.
 
Johnius belangerii
[Belanger's croaker]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 34.8 cm TL
Johnius borneensis (Bleeker, 1851)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Johnius borneensis
[Sharpnose hammer croaker]
No picture found

Max. Length 10.2 cm SL
 
Johnius cantori
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm SL
Johnius carouna (Cuvier, 1830)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Johnius carouna
[Caroun croaker]

Photo by Yau, B.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Johnius carutta Bloch, 1793

Photo by Photo by Yau, B.
 
Johnius carutta
[Karut croaker]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 16 cm SL
Johnius coitor (Hamilton, 1822)

Photo by Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.
 
Johnius coitor
[Coitor croaker]

Photo by Lai, N.-W.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm SL
Johnius distinctus (Tanaka, 1916)

Photo by Photo by Lai, N.-W.
 
Johnius distinctus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 40 cm TL
 
Johnius dorsalis
[Small kob]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Johnius dussumieri (Cuvier, 1830)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Johnius dussumieri
[Sin croaker]

Photo by FAO

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Johnius elongatus Lal Mohan, 1976

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Johnius elongatus
[Spindle croaker]
No picture found

Max. Length 14.8 cm SL
 
Johnius fasciatus
[]

Photo by SFSA

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 14 cm SL
Johnius fuscolineatus (von Bonde, 1923)

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Johnius fuscolineatus
[Bellfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 12 cm SL
 
Johnius gangeticus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 30 cm TL
 
Johnius glaucus
[Pale spotfin croaker]
No picture found
 
Johnius goldmani
[]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 13.7 cm SL
Johnius grypotus (Richardson, 1846)

Photo by Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Johnius grypotus
[]

Photo by Chao, N.L.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Johnius heterolepis Bleeker, 1873

Photo by Photo by Chao, N.L.
 
Johnius heterolepis
[Large-scale croaker]
No picture found

Max. Length 12 cm SL
 
Johnius hypostoma
[Small-mouth croaker]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm SL
Johnius laevis Sasaki & Kailola, 1991

Photo by Photo by CSIRO
 
Johnius laevis
[Smooth croaker]
No picture found

Max. Length 15 cm SL
 
Johnius latifrons
[Broad-head croaker]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Johnius macropterus (Bleeker, 1853)

Photo by Photo by CSIRO
 
Johnius macropterus
[Largefin croaker]

Photo by Khan, M.M.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Johnius macrorhynus (Lal Mohan, 1976)

Photo by Photo by Khan, M.M.
 
Johnius macrorhynus
[Big-snout croaker]

Photo by Marine Science and Fisheries Centre, Muscat

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 15.8 cm SL
Johnius majan Iwatsuki, Jawad & Al-Mamry, 2012

Photo by Photo by Marine Science and Fisheries Centre, Muscat
 
Johnius majan
[Majan croaker]

Photo by FAO

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 16 cm SL
Johnius mannarensis Lal Mohan, 1971

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Johnius mannarensis
[Mannar croaker]
No picture found

Max. Length 9 cm SL
 
Johnius novaeguineae
[Paperhead croaker]
No picture found
 
Johnius novaehollandiae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 14 cm SL
 
Johnius pacificus
[Pacific croaker]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.7 cm SL
 
Johnius philippinus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10 cm SL
 
Johnius plagiostoma
[Large-eye croaker]
No picture found

Max. Length 18.6 cm SL
 
Johnius taiwanensis
[]

Photo by Chao, N.L.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm SL
Johnius trachycephalus (Bleeker, 1851)

Photo by Photo by Chao, N.L.
 
Johnius trachycephalus
[Leaftail croaker]

Photo by Chao, N.L.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm SL
Johnius trewavasae Sasaki, 1992

Photo by Photo by Chao, N.L.
 
Johnius trewavasae
[Trewavas croaker]

Photo by Chao, N.L.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm SL
Johnius weberi Hardenberg, 1936

Photo by Photo by Chao, N.L.
 
Johnius weberi
[Weber's croaker]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Johnius amblycephalus Bearded croaker Indo-West Pacific 25 SL 1855
Johnius australis Bottlenose jewfish Southwest Pacific 23 SL 1880
Johnius belangerii Belanger's croaker Indo-West Pacific 30 TL 1830
Johnius borneensis Sharpnose hammer croaker Indo-West Pacific 34.8 TL 1851
Johnius cantori Eastern Indian Ocean 10.2 SL 1874
Johnius carouna Caroun croaker Indo-West Pacific 25 SL 1830
Johnius carutta Karut croaker Indian Ocean 30 SL 1793
Johnius coitor Coitor croaker Indo-West Pacific 16 SL 1822
Johnius distinctus Northwest Pacific 22 SL 1916
Johnius dorsalis Small kob Western Indian Ocean 40 TL 1855
Johnius dussumieri Sin croaker Indian Ocean 40 TL 1830
Johnius elongatus Spindle croaker Western Indian Ocean 30 TL 1976
Johnius fasciatus Asia 14.8 SL 1963
Johnius fuscolineatus Bellfish Western Indian Ocean 14 SL 1923
Johnius gangeticus Asia 12 SL 1991
Johnius glaucus Pale spotfin croaker Western Indian Ocean 30 TL 1876
Johnius goldmani Western Central Pacific 1855
Johnius grypotus Northwest Pacific 13.7 SL 1846
Johnius heterolepis Large-scale croaker Indo-Pacific 15 SL 1873
Johnius hypostoma Small-mouth croaker Indo-Pacific 12 SL 1854
Johnius laevis Smooth croaker Indo-West Pacific 14 SL 1991
Johnius latifrons Broad-head croaker Indo-Pacific 15 SL 1992
Johnius macropterus Largefin croaker Indo-West Pacific 25 TL 1853
Johnius macrorhynus Big-snout croaker Indo-Pacific 30 SL 1976
Johnius majan Majan croaker Western Indian Ocean 15.8 SL 2012
Johnius mannarensis Mannar croaker Indian Ocean 16 SL 1971
Johnius novaeguineae Paperhead croaker Western Central Pacific 9 SL 1950
Johnius novaehollandiae Southwest Pacific 1866
Johnius pacificus Pacific croaker Western Central Pacific 14 SL 1941
Johnius philippinus Western Central Pacific 6.7 SL 1999
Johnius plagiostoma Large-eye croaker Indo-West Pacific 10 SL 1849
Johnius taiwanensis Northwest Pacific 18.6 SL 2019
Johnius trachycephalus Leaftail croaker Indo-Pacific 13 SL 1851
Johnius trewavasae Trewavas croaker Western Pacific 22 SL 1992
Johnius weberi Weber's croaker Southwest Pacific 14 SL 1936



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