Description

Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 24 - 48; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 7 - 9; Vertebrae: 24 - 26. Snout blunt. Interorbital space wide (8.0-9.7% SL). Anal soft rays usually eight. High gill raker count (6-7 + 1 + 10-14). Scales on throat ctenoid.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Eupercaria/misc

Family: Sciaenidae

Genus: Johnius

Species: Johnius grypotus (Richardson, 1846)

Climate Zone

Biology

The most common species of Johnius (Johnius) in Chinese waters (Ref. 10101). Sandy-muddy bottoms and muddy bottoms from 25-110 m depth (Ref. 43239).

Habitat

benthopelagic

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless