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Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Etymology: Collichthys: Greek, kolla, -es = glue + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Richardson.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range ? - 90 m (Ref. 11230). Subtropical
Western Pacific: Kyushu, Japan to the South China Sea.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 13 - ? cm
Max length : 19.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 124479); max. published weight: 77.10 g (Ref. 124479)
Found in estuaries and down to 90 m depth (Ref. 11230); with sanddy-muddy bottoms (Ref. 43239).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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