Description

Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 24 - 27; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 6 - 7.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Eupercaria/misc

Family: Sciaenidae

Genus: Johnius

Species: Johnius trachycephalus (Bleeker, 1851)

Climate Zone

Biology

Inhabits shallow coastal waters, estuaries and rivers (Ref. 9772). A food fish.

Habitat

freshwater

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless