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Blackspotted croaker (Protonibea diacanthus)
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Blackspotted croaker (Protonibea diacanthus) specimen
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Sciaenidae

Blackspotted croaker

Protonibea diacanthus

Sciaenid Fish of the Persian Gulf

  • Black
  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • South Asia
  • Southeast Asia
  • Fusiform
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

Blackspotted croaker is a marine fish from Indo-West Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 165 cm.

Maximum length
165 cm
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: west coast of the Persian Gulf and along the coasts of India and Sri Lanka, north to Japan and south through the Philippines and Borneo to New Guinea and northern Australia.
Conservation status
NTNear Threatened

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