Nibea chui
Trewavas,
1971 (Fish)
Organism information awaits expert curation
Organism information awaits expert curation
| Taxonomy | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Sciaenidae |
Description
Size: Max length 40.0 cm TL (male/unsexed); common length 25.0 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Color: Body silvery; spinous dorsal fin dusky with black edge, soft dorsal fin with a row of black spots along the base, and distal parts of rays dusky.
A large sized species, with an evenly rounded head; head length 29.5 to 31.5% of standard length. Teeth villiform, well differentiated in size in both jaws, firm, surrounded by dense papillae. Gillrakers about 12 on lower arm of first arch. Dorsal fin with 9 or 10 spines, followed by a deep notch, second part of fin with 1 spine and 24 or 25 soft rays. Anal fin with 2 spines and 7 soft rays, the second spine long and strong, about 1/2 of head length. Pectoral fins moderate, about 3/4 of head length. Caudal fin bluntly rhomboid. Scales cycloid on snout and lower part of head, elsewhere ctenoid. Gasbladder carrot-shaped, with 17 to 22 pairs of arborescent appendages, the first appendage long, entering head and branching under the skull.
Size: Max length 40.0 cm TL (male/unsexed); common length 25.0 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Color: Body silvery; spinous dorsal fin dusky with black edge, soft dorsal fin with a row of black spots along the base, and distal parts of rays dusky.
A large sized species, with an evenly rounded head; head length 29.5 to 31.5% of standard length. Teeth villiform, well differentiated in size in both jaws, firm, surrounded by dense papillae. Gillrakers about 12 on lower arm of first arch. Dorsal fin with 9 or 10 spines, followed by a deep notch, second part of fin with 1 spine and 24 or 25 soft rays. Anal fin with 2 spines and 7 soft rays, the second spine long and strong, about 1/2 of head length. Pectoral fins moderate, about 3/4 of head length. Caudal fin bluntly rhomboid. Scales cycloid on snout and lower part of head, elsewhere ctenoid. Gasbladder carrot-shaped, with 17 to 22 pairs of arborescent appendages, the first appendage long, entering head and branching under the skull.
Synonym (s)
• Nibea chui Trewavas, 1971
• Pseudosciaena albida Bleeker, 1863
• Scaiena albida Gunther, 1860
• Otolithes chui (Trewavas, 1971)
(Senior synonym)
• Nibea chui Trewavas, 1971
• Pseudosciaena albida Bleeker, 1863
• Scaiena albida Gunther, 1860
• Otolithes chui (Trewavas, 1971)
(Senior synonym)
Common Name (s)
• Chu's Croaker (English)
• Chu's Croaker (English)
Economic Importance and Threats
Importance: Commercial
(Fisheries)
Importance: Commercial
(Fisheries)
Ecology
Habitat: Pelagic, Coastal
Trophic Level: Secondary Consumer
Prey: Invertebrates
Habitat: Pelagic, Coastal
Trophic Level: Secondary Consumer
Prey: Invertebrates
Biogeography
• Maharashtra, Mumbai (Lat: 18.98) (Long: 72.83) INDIA
• Orissa, Dhamra Estuary INDIA
• Maharashtra, Mumbai INDIA
• Maharashtra, Mumbai (Lat: 18.98) (Long: 72.83) INDIA
• Orissa, Dhamra Estuary INDIA
• Maharashtra, Mumbai INDIA
Literature Source(s)
- Talwar, PK (1995) Fauna of India and adjacent countries: Pisces: Perciformes, Scienidae ZSI 144 pp Available at - NCL, Pune
- Rao, DVS (2005) Comprehensive review of the records of the biota of the Indian Seas and the introduction of non-indigenous species Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. 15(2) 117-146 Available at - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aqc.659
- Froese, R and Pauly, D (2000) Fishbase 2000: Concepts, design and data sources ICLARM 344 pp Available at - http://www.fishbase.org
- Talwar, PK and Kacker, RK (1984) Commercial sea fishes of India ZSI, Calcutta 997 pp Available at - NIO, Goa
- Society for the Management of European Biodiversity Data (2009) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Available at - http://www.marinespecies.org
- Fischer, W and Whitehead, PJP (1974) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Eastern Indian Ocean - Fishing Area 57 and Western Central Pacific - Fishing Area 71 3 Available at - http://www.fao.org/docrep/009/e9163e/e9163e00.htm
- Dutta, SK (2007) Biodiversity assessment of Dhamra port site and surrounding areas, Orissa Greenpeace India 4-38 Available at - http://www.greenpeace.org/raw/content/india/press/reports/greenpeace-biodiversity.pdf
- Biswas, KP (2009) Fishes around Indian Ocean Sciaenid Fishes Daya publishing house Available at - NIO,Goa
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