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Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Etymology: Nibea: Greek, niba, nipsis = to wash.
More on author: Hamilton.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; brackish; demersal. Tropical
Eastern Indian Ocean and Western Pacific: Ganges River estuaries (Ref. 56787), Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Philippines, China, Viet Nam, and Australia. Better reference needed.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Nguyen, H.P., P. Le Trong, N.T. Nguyen, P.D. Nguyen, N. Do Thi Nhu and V.L. Nguyen, 1995. Checklist of marine fishes in Vietnam. Vol. 3. Order Perciformes, Suborder Percoidei, and Suborder Echeneoidei. Science and Technics Publishing House, Vietnam. (Ref. 12846)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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