bearded croaker

Johnius amblycephalus

Sensitive whiskers hang from jaw

Tropical
Coastal
Transcontinental
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
East Asia
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

Johnius amblycephalus, the bearded croaker, also known as the green-backed croaker or sharp-nosed jewfish, is a marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sciaenidae, the drums and croakers. This fish is found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Sciaenidae
Genus: Johnius
Maximum length: 25 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: east of Pakistan through the coastal waters of the Indian Ocean and the Indo-Australian Archipelago to the Philippines, New Guinea and to the Repulse Bay, Queensland; through the South China Sea to Hainan, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Kwangtung. Reports from southern Africa are misidentifications of Johnius fuscolineatus (Ref. 13679 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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