Pterotolithus maculatus is a valid scientific name.

Pterotolithus maculatus (Cuvier, 1830 Jul)

Spotted croaker - Native Fish - Wild (Marine)

Systematic Position: [2]

Kingdom	:	Animalia
Phylum	:	Chordata
Class	:	Teleostei
Order	:	Perciformes
Family	:	Sciaenidae
Genus	:	Pterotolithus
Species	:	Pterotolithus maculatus

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Kingdom	:	Animalia
Phylum	:	Chordata
Class	:	Teleostei
Order	:	Perciformes
Family	:	Sciaenidae
Genus	:	Pterotolithus
Species	:	Pterotolithus maculatus

Common Names:

English	:	Spotted croaker [451]
Bangla	:	Data not available

Synonyms:

Otolithus maculatus Cuvier, 1830 Jul
Otolithoides maculatus (Cuvier, 1830 Jul)
Otolithes maculatus Cuvier, 1830 Jul
Otolithus bispinosus Cuvier, 1830 Jul
Otolithus submaculatus Blyth, 1860

Maximum Length and Weight:

40 cm (TL) and 1000 g ^[1657]

Inter-Length Relationship:

Data not available

Taxonomic Formula:

Data not available

Scales:

Data not available

Chemistry:

Data not available

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [1836]
Bangladesh	:	Data not available

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Andaman Island[975] Bangladesh[70] Brunei[975] India[855] Indonesia[449] Malaysia[918] Myanmar[6] Singapore[975] Sri Lanka[1020] Thailand[71] Vietnam[748]
Bangladesh	:	Zone 1: Sundarbans and adjacent coastal waters, [1657] Zone 2: Barishal-Patuakhali coastal waters and river inlet, [1657] Zone 3: Meghna estuary and river inlets, [1657] Zone 4: Chattagram-Cox's Bazar coastal waters, [1657] Zone 5: Shallow shelf sea (upto about 40m depth) in the Bay of Bengal, [1657]

Habitat and Environment:

Habitat: Data not available

Environment:

Parameters	Units	Minimum	Maximum	Optimum	Ref.
Temperature	-	-	-	-	-
pH	-	-	-	-	-
DO	-	-	-	-	-
Free CO2	-	-	-	-	-

Breeding Maturity:

Data not available

Breeding Season: (red background)

Data not available

Fecundity:

Data not available

Food and Feeding Habit:

Diet composition (%): Data not available

Importance:

Production and Marketing:
Production/Harvesting Season: Data not available
Harvesting Gears:
Bottom trawl net, Gill net, Gill net, Gill net, Beach seine net, Hand lining, Beach seine net, Set bag net, Set bag net ^[1657]
Bottom trawl net, Gill net, Gill net, Gill net, Beach seine net, Hand lining, Beach seine net, Set bag net, Set bag net ^[1174]
Bottom trawl net, Gill net, Gill net, Gill net, Beach seine net, Hand lining, Beach seine net, Set bag net, Set bag net ^[1657]
Market price: Data not available