Family : Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Big-head pennah croaker
Fish Name : Pennahia macrocephalus
Max size : 23.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 9772)
Environment : demersal ; depth range - 100 m
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: highly commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: Taiwan to southern China, off Sarawak, eastern tip of the Malay Peninsula and southern Java.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 11-11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 26-29; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 7-7
Biology : Found in coastal waters. Feeds on small invertebrates and fishes (Ref. 2113)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino. 1984. (Ref. 559)

India country information
Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : questionable
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses