Family : Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Greyfin croaker
Fish Name : Pennahia anea
Max size : 30.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 9772)
Environment : demersal ; depth range - 60 m
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.53-1.94)Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf to Taiwan and south through the Philippines and Borneo to about the southern tip of Java.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 10-11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 22-24; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 7-7. Mental pores in 2 pairs, both small, the first pair at front of chin, separated by symphysis. Gill rakers slender, as long as gill filaments at angle of arch, 9-12 on lower limb. Dorsal fin with 22-24 soft rays. Second anal spine short, slender, 22-36 % of head length. Caudal fin truncate. Scales cycloid (smooth) on head and flanks. Swim bladder carrot-shaped, with 17-22 pairs of fan-like appendages along its sides, the first not entering head. Sagitta (large earstone) with a tadpole-shaped impression, the tail of which is hockey-stick-shaped. Nape with a diffused dusky blotch.
Biology : Occurs in inshore waters. Feeds on small crustaceans, benthic worms and small fishes. Marketed fresh and dried salted (Ref. 9772)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Sasaki, K.. 2001. (Ref. 9772)

India country information
Common Names : ಕಲ್ಲೂರ್ , Bloch's croaker, Kallur
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses