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Panna microdon (Bleeker, 1849) Panna croaker |
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photo by
Chao, N.L. |
| Family: | Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers) | |||
| Max. size: | 30 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; brackish; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Western Central Pacific: southern Viet Nam to Java and western Borneo. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 10-11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 33-36; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 6-7; Vertebrae: 11-25. One or two spines on supraorbital ridge of frontal in juveniles (up to 50 mm SL); transition from cycloid to ctenoid scales initiated at around 30 mm SL; all body scales, except on throat, ctenoid over 60 mm SL; scales absent on soft parts of dorsal and anal fins; lateral line scales covered with small, subsidiary scales; cephalic portion of swimbladder appendage terminating on caudal foramen of cranium (Ref 10086). | |||
| Biology: | Inhabits shallow coastal waters and estuaries; young and juveniles occur in mangrove swamps (Ref. 9772). Also caught with bottom trawls, and handlines (Ref. 9772). Sold fresh and dried salted in markets. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 29 June 2016 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||