Pterotolithus maculatus (Cuvier, 1830)
Blotched tiger-toothed croaker
photo by Sen, S.K.

Family:  Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Max. size:  45 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; brackish; marine; depth range 10 - 100 m, non-migratory
Distribution:  Indo-Pacific: Sri Lanka round the Bay of Bengal to Borneo.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 30-34; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 10-12
Biology:  Occurs in coastal waters and estuaries (Ref. 9772). Also caught with bottom trawls, and handlines (Ref. 9772). Marketed fresh as well as dried salted; swim bladder dried (Ref. 2113).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 24 January 2020 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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