Nibea leptolepis, Small scale croaker : fisheries

Nibea leptolepis (Ogilby, 1918)

Small scale croaker
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Etymology: Nibea: Greek, niba, nipsis = to wash.
More on author: Ogilby.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; brackish; benthopelagic. Tropical

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Western Central Pacific: along coasts of northern Australia.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9772); common length : 17.0 cm sl male/unsexed; (Ref. 9772)

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Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 28 - 31; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8. Mouth large; upper jaw length 37-44 % of head length, lower jaw length 47- 52 % of head length. Mental pores in 3 pairs, the first close together, united by a crescent-shaped groove just behind symphysis. Teeth differentiated into large and small in both jaws. Second anal spine long, stiff, 42-53 % of head length. Lateral line scales 48-50, 14-17 scale rows above lateral line to origin of dorsal fin, 17 to 23 scale rows below lateral line to origin of anal fin (total 31-39 scale rows). Swim bladder carrot-shaped, with about 22 pairs of arborescent appendages along its sides; the first pair entering head beyond transverse of septum. Sagitta (large earstone) with a tadpole-shaped impression, the tail of which is J-shaped.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits shallow coastal waters and estuaries (Ref. 9772).

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Sasaki, K., 2001. Sciaenidae. Croakers (drums). p.3117-3174. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Volume 5. Bony fishes part 3 (Menidae to Pomacentridae). Rome, FAO. pp. 2791-3380. (Ref. 9772)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 30 June 2016

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: commercial
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