Family : Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Bearded croaker
Fish Name : Johnius amblycephalus
Max size : 25.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 9772)
Environment : demersal ; depth range - 40 m
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: east of Pakistan through the coastal waters of the Indian Ocean and the Indo-Australian Archipelago to the Philippines, New Guinea and to the Repulse Bay, Queensland; through the South China Sea to Hainan, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Kwangtung. Reports from southern Africa are misidentifications of Johnius fuscolineatus (Ref. 13679).
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 11-11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 23-26; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 7-7
Biology : Found in shallow coastal waters and estuaries (Ref. 9772)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Sasaki, K.. 2001. (Ref. 9772)

India country information
Common Names : தாரு கட்டீலீ , தருகத் தேளீ, Bearded-croaker, Taru-kattelee
Status : native
Salinity : brackish, marine
Uses : no uses