Family : Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Pama croaker
Fish Name : Otolithoides pama
Max size : 160 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 7050)
Environment : benthopelagic; amphidromous
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: commercial
Resilience: Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Indo-Pacific: Pakistan to Papua New Guinea.
Diagnosis :
Biology : Found in coastal waters, estuaries and rivers (Ref. 4833)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Kottelat, M., A.J. Whitten, S.N. Kartikasari and S. Wirjoatmodjo. 1993. (Ref. 7050)

India country information
Common Names : Pama
Status : native
Salinity : freshwater, brackish, marine
Uses : no uses