Family : Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Blackspotted croaker
Fish Name : Protonibea diacanthus
Max size : 150 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 9772)
Environment : demersal ; depth range - 60 m
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: minor commercial; aquaculture: commercial
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.29-0.39)Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: west coast of the Persian Gulf and along the coasts of India and Sri Lanka, north to Japan and south through the Philippines and Borneo to New Guinea and northern Australia.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 10-11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 22-25; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 7-7. 7-8 gill rakers on the lower limb of the first arch.
Biology : Found in coastal waters over muddy bottoms, off the sea-bed. Ascend tidal rivers and estuaries (Ref. 9772). Feed mainly on crustaceans and small fishes. Also caught with bottom trawls (Ref. 9772). Sold fresh and dried salted (swim bladder) in markets. An important food fish
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Lal Mohan, R.S.. 1984. (Ref. 3490)

India country information
Common Names : Spotted croaker, घोळ, കോര, ಘೊಲಿ, காதலை, கூரல், கோரல், பன்னா, నెల్ల క్తచిలే , పుల్లి ప్నా   , ചെറുകോര, வெள்‍ளை கதலை, வணக்கதலை, പല്ലികോര, പല്ലിക്കോര, வெள்ளைகத்தாளை , வானாகாதாளை , ചെറുകോര , காதாளை , பன்னா , గొరాస , ಬಾಲಡೆ , ಗೋಲಿ , ઘોલ , കോര , Balde, Cherukora, Croaker, Drum, Ghol, Ghol, Gholi, Goli, Gorasa, Kathalai, Kooral, Kora, Nella-katchelee, Pallikora, Panna, Pullipanna, Vanakathalai, Vellaikathalai, Jew fish
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses