Family : Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Tiger-toothed croaker
Fish Name : Otolithes ruber
Max size : 90.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 5284); max. published weight: 7,000 g (Ref. 9987)
Environment : benthopelagic; amphidromous ; depth range 10 - 40 m
Climate : tropical; 26 - 29°C; 34°N - 28°S
Global Importance : fisheries: commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.41; tm=1; tmax=5; Fec= 53,676)Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, including Madagascar (absent in the Red Sea), eastward to southern China Sea and Queensland, Australia.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 10-11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 27-30; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 7-8
Biology : Found in coastal waters (Ref. 30573). Feeds on fishes, prawns and other invertebrates (Ref. 5213, 9772). Generally marketed fresh, may be dried or salted (Ref. 5284)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Chan, W., U. Bathia and D. Carlsson. 1974. (Ref. 2113)

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Common Names : കോര, காதலை, பன்னா, പല്ലി ക്കോര, పుల్లి ప్నా   , வெள்‍ளை கதலை, வணக்கதலை, പല്ലികോര, തള്ളക്കോര, வானாகாதாளை, வெள்ளைகத்தாளை, പല്ലിക്കോര , തള്ളക്കോര , ಕುಡ್ಡಲಿ , காதாளை , பன்னா , గొరాస , ಗೋಲಿ , കോര , കോര  , Croaker, Drum, Goli, Gorasa, Kathalai, Kora, Kuddali, Pallikkora, Pallikora, Panna, Pullipanna, Thallakkora, Tiger-toothed croaker, Vanakathalai, Vellaikathalai, Jew fish
Status : native
Salinity : brackish, marine
Uses : no uses