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Scientific Name	**Johnius belangerii** (Cuvier, 1830)
Common Name	Belanger's Croaker
Type Locality	Malabar, India.
Synonym(s)	Corvina belengerii, Corvina kuhlii, Corvina lobata, Corvina nallakatshelee, Johnius belengerii, Pseudomycterus maccullochi, Sciaena belangeri, Sciaena belengeri, Sciaena nasus
Species Information
Size	300mm or 11.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific: Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, through the East Indies, to China. Records from the east coast of Africa were probably based on misidentifications as this species does not occur there. Range extends westwards to the Persian Gulf.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019.
Other Parameters	Inhabits coastal waters and estuaries, so brackish and marine conditions.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	In nature, feeds on invertebrates, particularly benthic worms. User data.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Histoire naturelle des poissons, pp 120.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:51 (species record created: 2014 Nov 13 23:19)