Johnius distinctus (Tanaka, 1916)
Johnius distinctus
photo by Shao, K.T.

 Family:  Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
 Max. size:  22 cm SL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  benthopelagic
 Distribution:  Northwest Pacific: Japan, China, Taiwan.
 Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 28-31; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 7-7; Vertebrae: 25-25. Swim bladder hammer-shaped with a series of arborescent appendages along its sides. Lower jaw with a row of enlarged teeth. Jaws short. Last pleural rib on the 11th vertebra.
 Biology:  Found in muddy and sandy-muddy bottoms (Ref. 43239).
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
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 Entered by: Binohlan, Crispina B. - 07.12.95
 Modified by: Valdestamon, Roxanne Rei - 03.07.14
 Checked by: Sasaki, Kunio - 16.12.95

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