Sharpnose hammer croaker

Johnius borneensis

Hammer swim bladder with branch

Tropical
Regional distribution
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Oceania
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

Sharpnose hammer croaker is a fish found around Indo-West Pacific. It inhabits estuaries and brackish water. Records give a maximum length of 34.8 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Sciaenidae
Genus: Johnius
Maximum length: 34.8 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf eastward to southern China and Taiwan and northern and northeastern Australia and New Guinea.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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