An account of Ichthyofauna of Digha coast, West Bengal
Author
Yennawar, Prasanna
Author
Mohapatra, Anil
Author
Tudu, Prasad Chandra
text
Records of the Zoological Survey of India
2017
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http://dx.doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v117/i1/2017/117289
journal article
10.26515/rzsi/v117/i1/2017/117289
2581-8686
30.
Johnius carutta
Bloch, 1793 Karut
croaker (Figure 31)
Material examined
:
1 ex.
; 22.07.11;
Mohana
,
Reg. No.
MARC
/ZSI/F3728
.
Description
: D XI+26-29, A II+7. A small species with a rounded snout. Mouth small, low-set, nearly horizontal and inferior; no barbel on chin; caudal fin rhomboid.
Chin
& snout both with 5 pores. Upper two-thirds of body dark grey with a yellow or white streak along lateral line; upper two-thirds of first dorsal black. Caught with bottom trawls and bottom setnets.
Distribution
: Indian Ocean:
Pakistan
eastward to the west coast of the Malay Peninsula.
Remarks:
The fish has a commercial value. Size:
30 cm
.