Family : Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Soldier croaker
Fish Name : Nibea soldado
Max size : 60.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 9772)
Environment : demersal; amphidromous ; depth range - 40 m
Climate : tropical; 22°N - 23°S
Global Importance : fisheries: commercial
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: coasts of India and Sri Lanka eastwards extending to Queensland, Australia and New Guinea and north to Viet Nam (Ref. 3490). Found in the lower Mekong basin (Ref. 36667).
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 10-11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 27-33; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 7-7. Snout rounded, but not swollen or projecting; upper jaw length 38-44 % of head length, lower jaw length 44-53 % of head length. First pair of mental pores close together, united by a crescent-shaped groove just behind symphysis. Teeth differentiated into large and small in both jaws. Second anal spine long, stiff, 39-59 % of head length. From 8 to 13 scale rows above lateral line to origin of dorsal fin, 12-17 scale rows below lateral line to origin of anal fin (total 21-29 scale rows). Swim bladder carrot-shaped, with 18-22 pairs of arborescent appendages along its sides, the first pair entering head beyond transverse septum. Sagitta (large earstone) with a tadpole-shaped impression, the tail of which is J-shaped.
Biology : Inhabits shallow coastal waters and estuaries (Ref. 9772). Juveniles occur in brackish estuaries and often ascend the lower reaches of large, turbid rivers (Ref. 2847). Found in the basin-wide mainstream of the lower Mekong (Ref. 36667). Encountered in medium to large-sized rivers both in the lower and middle Mekong (Ref. 12975). Feeds on small fishes and invertebrates. Marketed fresh as well as dried salted
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Lal Mohan, R.S.. 1984. (Ref. 3490)

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Common Names : കോര, காதலை, பன்னா, പല്ലി ക്കോര, తెల్ల కట్టెలీ , வெள்ள  கட்ச்சீலீ, పుల్లి ప్నా   , வெள்‍ளை கதலை, வெள்‍ளை கச்சீலி, வணக்கதலை, പല്ലികോര, வானாகாதாளை , காதாளை , பன்னா , గొరాస , ಗೋಲಿ , കോര , Croaker, Drum, Goli, Gorasa, Kathalai, Kora, Pallikora, Panna, Pullipanna, Soldier-croaker, Tella-katchelee, Vanakathalai, Vella-katchelee, Vellaikathalai, Jew fish
Status : native
Salinity : brackish, marine
Uses : no uses