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Scientific Name Otolithes ruber  (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Common Name Tigertooth Croaker
Type Locality Indian Ocean.
Etymology Otolithes: Greek, ous, oto = ear + Greek, lithos = stone. 
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Size 900mm or 35.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, including Madagascar (absent in the Red Sea), eastward to southern China Sea and Queensland, Australia.
IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2016.
Other Parameters Marine and brackish.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae, pp 75, Pl. 17.
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Last Update 2015 Jun 09 13:56 (species record created: 2014 Nov 13 23:19)