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Species catalogue
Croaker
Order
Perciformes
Family
Sciaenidae
Marine fish with regularly ossified skeleton. Very elongated, thin, cylindrical. Oval eye. Terminal mouth, oblique, wide. Upper jaw not much less than half the length of the head reaching behind the eyes. Superposition of the lower jaw. Operculum with two flat spines. Small scales, larger scales on the head.
Characteristics
FAO code
OTB
OTB
Specie
Otolithoides biauritus
Otolithoides biauritus
Type
White fish
White fish
FAO Fishing Areas
- Area 51: the Western part of the Indian Ocean
- Area 57: the Eastern part of the Indian Ocean
- Area 61: the Northwestern part of the Pacific Ocean
- Area 71: the Western Central part of the Pacific Ocean
Fishing seasons
feb
mar
apr
may
jun
jul
aug
sep
oct
nov
dec
International denominations
France
Verrue bronzée
Italy
Corvina indopacifica
Portugal
Corvina - do - Indico
United Kingdom
Croaker
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