Soldier croaker

Nibea soldado

Sciaenid Fish from Indo West Pacific

Black
Tropical
Lower river
Regional distribution
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Fusiform
Large
Tropical fish

Nibea soldado, commonly known as the soldier croaker, is a species of fish native to the northern Indian and western Pacific Oceans, and found in estuaries of south and southeast Asia, Indochina and northern Australia.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Sciaenidae
Genus: Nibea
Maximum length: 60 cm
Body shape: fusiform
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 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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