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Class: Teleostei
Order: Eupercaria/misc
Family: Sciaenidae Drums or croakers

Genus: Johnius

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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Johnius amblycephalus Bearded croaker Indo-West Pacific 25 SL 1855
Johnius australis Bottlenose jewfish Southwest Pacific 23 SL 1880
Johnius belangerii Belanger's croaker Indo-West Pacific 30 TL 1830
Johnius borneensis Sharpnose hammer croaker Indo-West Pacific 34.8 TL 1851
Johnius cantori Eastern Indian Ocean 10.2 SL 1874
Johnius carouna Caroun croaker Indo-West Pacific 25 SL 1830
Johnius carutta Karut croaker Indian Ocean 30 SL 1793
Johnius coitor Coitor croaker Indo-West Pacific 16 SL 1822
Johnius distinctus Northwest Pacific 22 SL 1916
Johnius dorsalis Small kob Western Indian Ocean 40 TL 1855
Johnius dussumieri Sin croaker Indian Ocean 40 TL 1830
Johnius elongatus Spindle croaker Western Indian Ocean 30 TL 1976
Johnius fasciatus Asia 14.8 SL 1963
Johnius fuscolineatus Bellfish Western Indian Ocean 14 SL 1923
Johnius gangeticus Asia 12 SL 1991
Johnius glaucus Pale spotfin croaker Western Indian Ocean 30 TL 1876
Johnius goldmani Western Central Pacific 1855
Johnius grypotus Northwest Pacific 13.7 SL 1846
Johnius heterolepis Large-scale croaker Indo-Pacific 15 SL 1873
Johnius hypostoma Small-mouth croaker Indo-Pacific 12 SL 1854
Johnius laevis Smooth croaker Indo-West Pacific 14 SL 1991
Johnius latifrons Broad-head croaker Indo-Pacific 15 SL 1992
Johnius macropterus Largefin croaker Indo-West Pacific 25 TL 1853
Johnius macrorhynus Big-snout croaker Indo-Pacific 30 SL 1976
Johnius majan Majan croaker Western Indian Ocean 15.8 SL 2012
Johnius mannarensis Mannar croaker Indian Ocean 16 SL 1971
Johnius novaeguineae Paperhead croaker Western Central Pacific 9 SL 1950
Johnius novaehollandiae Southwest Pacific 1866
Johnius pacificus Pacific croaker Western Central Pacific 14 SL 1941
Johnius philippinus Western Central Pacific 6.7 SL 1999
Johnius plagiostoma Large-eye croaker Indo-West Pacific 10 SL 1849
Johnius taiwanensis Northwest Pacific 18.6 SL 2019
Johnius trachycephalus Leaftail croaker Indo-Pacific 13 SL 1851
Johnius trewavasae Trewavas croaker Western Pacific 22 SL 1992
Johnius weberi Weber's croaker Southwest Pacific 14 SL 1936



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013