Amoy croaker

Argyrosomus amoyensis

Sciaenid Fish from the South China Sea

Amoy croaker is known around Indo-West Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and records give a maximum length of 40 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Sciaenidae
Genus: Argyrosomus
Maximum length: 40 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea from Oman to western coasts of India (Ref. 3490 ); South China Sea and off Java, Indonesia.

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