Family : Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Caroun croaker
Fish Name : Johnius carouna
Max size : 25.0 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 (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: Gulf of Thailand, Sumatra and Borneo; north to southern China, west to India.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 11-11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 26-30; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 7-7
Biology : Occurs in shallow coastal waters, enters estuaries and mangrove swamps (Ref. 9772)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Sasaki, K.. 2001. (Ref. 9772)

India country information
Common Names : Caroun croaker
Status : native
Salinity : brackish, marine
Uses : no uses