Family : Sparidae (Porgies)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Yellowfin seabream
Fish Name : Acanthopagrus latus
Max size : 50.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 3627); max. published weight: 1,500 g (Ref. 40637)
Environment : demersal ; depth range - 50 m
Climate : tropical; 34°N - -20°S
Global Importance : fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.21)Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf and along the coast of India to the Philippines, north to Japan, south to Australia.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 11-11; Anal spines: 8-9
Biology : Occurs in shallow coastal waters and enters river mouths and estuaries. Schooling species; often feeds on tidal flats (Ref. 44894, 48635). Feeds mainly on echinoderms, worms, crustaceans and mollusks. Mainly exploited by artisanal fisheries. Sold fresh in markets. Used in Chinese medicine (Ref. 12166). A popular angling species, often caught with hook and line and sometimes taken by trawlers (Ref. 44894)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Bauchot, M.-L. and M.M. Smith. 1984. (Ref. 3507)

India country information
Common Names : Yellow seabream, पाळु, करकुतळा, கருப்பு மட்டவன், கருப்பு மட்டாவன், Karkutla, Karuppu-mattavan, Palu, Yellowfin seabream
Status : native
Salinity : brackish, marine
Uses : no uses