Johnius carutta és una espècie de peix de la família dels esciènids i de l'ordre dels perciformes.
Morfologia Els mascles poden assolir 30 cm de longitud total.FishBase Sasaki, K., 2001. Sciaenidae. Croakers (drums). p.3117-3174. A: K.E. Carpenter i V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Volum 5. Bony fishes part 3 (Menidae to Pomacentridae). Roma, FAO. p. 2791-3380.
Alimentació Menja peixets i invertebrats.
Hàbitat És un peix de clima tropical i demersal que viu fins als 40 m de fondària.
Distribució geogràfica Es troba des del Pakistan fins a la costa occidental de la península de Malaca.Bianchi, G., 1985. FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Field guide to the commercial marine and brackish-water species of Pakistan. Prepared with the support of PAK/77/033/ and FAO (FIRM) Regular Programme. FAO, Roma. 200 p.Carpenter, K.E., F. Krupp, D.A. Jones i U. Zajonz, 1997. FAO species identification field guide for fishery purposes. Living marine resources of Kuwait, eastern Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. FAO, Roma, Itàlia. 293 p.Chan, W., U. Bathia i D. Carlsson, 1974. Sciaenidae. A W. Fischer i P.J.P. Whitehead (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Eastern Indian Ocean (Fishing Area 57) and Western Central Pacific (Fishing Area 71). Volum 3. FAO, Roma.Day, F., 1958. Fishes of India, Volums 1-2. William Dawson and Sons Ltd., Londres.De Bruin, G.H.P., B.C. Russell i A. Bogusch, 1995. FAO species identification field guide for fishery purposes. The marine fishery resources of Sri Lanka. Roma, FAO. 400 p.Fouda, M.M. i G.V. Hermosa, Jr., 1993. A checklist of Oman fishes. Sultan Qaboos University Press, Oman. 42 p.Ganaden, S.R. i F. Lavapie-Gonzales, 1999. Common and local names of marine fishes of the Philippines. Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Filipines. 385 p.Huang, Z., 2001. Marine species and their distribution in China's seas. p. 404- 463. Vertebrata. Smithsonian Institution, Florida, Estats Units. 598 p.Lal Mohan, R.S., 1984. Sciaenidae. A: W. Fischer i G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean (Fishing Area 51). Vol. 4. FAO, Roma. pag. var.LeGrande, W.H. i J.M. Fitzsimons, 1988. Chromosome numbers of some Gulf coast sciaenid fishes. Copeia 1988(2):491-493.Mohsin, A.K.M. i M.A. Ambak, 1996. Marine fishes and fisheries of Malaysia and neighbouring countries. University of Pertanian Malaysia Press, Serdang, Malàisia. 744 p.Monkolprasit, S., S. Sontirat, S. Vimollohakarn i T. Songsirikul, 1997. Checklist of Fishes in Thailand. Office of Environmental Policy and Planning, Bangkok, Tailàndia. 353 p.Munro, I.S.R., 1955. The marine and fresh water fishes of Ceylon. Halstead Press, Sydney. 351 p.Murty, V.S., 1984. Observations on some aspects of biology of the croakers Johnius (Johnieops) dussumieri (Cuvier) and Johnius (Johnius) carutta (Bloch) from Kakinada. J. Mar. Biol. Assoc. India 21(1979):77-85.Nguyen Huu Phung, Le Trong Phan, Nguyen Nhat Thi, Nguyen Phi Dinh, Do Thi Nhu Nhung i Nguyen Van Luc, 1995. Checklist of marine fishes in Vietnam. Vol. 3. Order Perciformes, Suborder Percoidei, and Suborder Echeneoidei. Science and Technics Publishing House, Vietnam.Ni, I.-H. i K.-Y. Kwok, 1999 Marine fish fauna in Hong Kong waters. Zool. Stud. 38(2):130-152.Patro, R. i R. Prasad, 1979. Chromosomes of six marine percoids from the Indian Sea Indian Biol. 11(1-2):9-12.Randall, J.E., 1995. Coastal fishes of Oman. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 439 p.Talwar, P.K. i A.G. Jhingran, 1991. Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. Volum 2. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam.Talwar, P.K. i R.K. Kacker, 1984. Commercial sea fishes of India. Zoological Survey of India, Calcuta. 997 p.Vivekanandan, E., 1985. The sciaenid fishery and some biological aspects of Johnius carutta from Madras. J. Mar. Biol. Assoc. India 27(1/2):9-14.
Ús comercial És venut fresc i en salaó als mercats locals.
Observacions És inofensiu per als humans.
Referències
Bibliografia
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Enllaços externs AQUATAB
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