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  • Otolithes ruber
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Scientific Name Otolithes ruber    (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Common Name Tigertooth Croaker
Type Locality Indian Ocean.
Synonym(s) Johnius ruber, Otolithes argenteus, Otolithoides ruber, Otolithus argenteus, Otolithus orientalis, Otolithus ruber, Otolithus tridentifer, Otolithus versicolor
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 2025 Jan 01 12:51 (species record created: 2014 Nov 13 23:19)