Family : Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Coitor croaker
Fish Name : Johnius coitor
Max size : 16.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 4833)
Environment : demersal; amphidromous
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K>1)Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: east coast of India, Bangladesh, Burma southward to about Singapore and Borneo around Brunei to Australia (Ref. 7050). Reported from Nepal (Ref. 9496).
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 10-12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 26-29; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 6-8
Biology : Found in shallow coastal waters, estuaries and rivers (Ref. 9772)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Sasaki, K.. 2001. (Ref. 9772)

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