Family : Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Big-snout croaker
Fish Name : Johnius macrorhynus
Max size : 30.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 9772)
Environment : benthopelagic
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.5-0.8)Distribution : Indo-Pacific: India and Sri Lanka to the South China Sea, Borneo and the Malay Peninsula.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 11-11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 27-30; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 7-7. Lower part of body with a golden tinge; pectoral, pelvic and anal fins yellow; a faint steel blue blotch on gill cover (Ref. 9772).
Biology : Inhabits shallow coastal waters (Ref. 9772)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Sasaki, K.. 2001. (Ref. 9772)

India country information
Common Names : धोमा, धोमी, ધોમા , Dhoma, Dhoma, Dhomi, Jew fish
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses