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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Sciaenidae Drums or croakers

Genus: Johnius

(See list of species below)


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34 species (see list below)

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Photo by Osmany, H.B.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm SL
Johnius amblycephalus (Bleeker, 1855)

Photo by Osmany, H.B.
 
Johnius amblycephalus
[Bearded croaker]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 23 cm SL
 
Johnius australis
[Bottlenose jewfish]

Photo by Yau, B.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Johnius belangerii (Cuvier, 1830)

Photo by Yau, B.
 
Johnius belangerii
[Belanger's croaker]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 34.8 cm TL
Johnius borneensis (Bleeker, 1851)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Johnius borneensis
[Sharpnose hammer croaker]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 10.2 cm SL
 
Johnius cantori
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm SL
Johnius carouna (Cuvier, 1830)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Johnius carouna
[Caroun croaker]

Photo by Yau, B.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Johnius carutta Bloch, 1793

Photo by Yau, B.
 
Johnius carutta
[Karut croaker]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 16 cm SL
Johnius coitor (Hamilton, 1822)

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.
 
Johnius coitor
[Coitor croaker]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm SL
Johnius distinctus (Tanaka, 1916)

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Johnius distinctus
[]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 40 cm TL
 
Johnius dorsalis
[Small kob]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Johnius dussumieri (Cuvier, 1830)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Johnius dussumieri
[Sin croaker]

Photo by FAO

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Johnius elongatus Lal Mohan, 1976

Photo by FAO
 
Johnius elongatus
[Spindle croaker]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 14.8 cm SL
 
Johnius fasciatus
[]

Photo by SFSA

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 14 cm SL
Johnius fuscolineatus (von Bonde, 1923)

Photo by SFSA
 
Johnius fuscolineatus
[Bellfish]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 12 cm SL
 
Johnius gangeticus
[]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 30 cm TL
 
Johnius glaucus
[Pale spotfin croaker]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
 
Johnius goldmani
[]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 13.7 cm SL
Johnius grypotus (Richardson, 1846)

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Johnius grypotus
[]
No picture found
Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm SL
 
Johnius heterolepis
[Large-scale croaker]
No picture found
Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm SL
 
Johnius hypostoma
[Small-mouth croaker]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm SL
Johnius laevis Sasaki & Kailola, 1991

Photo by CSIRO
 
Johnius laevis
[Smooth croaker]
No picture found
Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm SL
 
Johnius latifrons
[Broad-head croaker]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Johnius macropterus (Bleeker, 1853)

Photo by CSIRO
 
Johnius macropterus
[Largefin croaker]

Photo by Khan, M.M.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Johnius macrorhynus (Lal Mohan, 1976)

Photo by Khan, M.M.
 
Johnius macrorhynus
[Big-snout croaker]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 15.8 cm SL
 
Johnius majan
[Majan croaker]

Photo by FAO

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 16 cm SL
Johnius mannarensis Lal Mohan, 1971

Photo by FAO
 
Johnius mannarensis
[Mannar croaker]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm SL
 
Johnius novaeguineae
[Paperhead croaker]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
 
Johnius novaehollandiae
[]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm SL
 
Johnius pacificus
[Pacific croaker]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 6.7 cm SL
 
Johnius philippinus
[]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm SL
 
Johnius plagiostoma
[Large-eye croaker]
No picture found
Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm SL
 
Johnius trachycephalus
[Leaftail croaker]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm SL
 
Johnius trewavasae
[Trewavas croaker]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm SL
 
Johnius weberi
[Weber's croaker]
34 Species of Family Sciaenidae with Genus Johnius
(Drums or croakers)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1855 Johnius amblycephalus Bearded croaker Indo-West Pacific 25 SL
1880 Johnius australis Bottlenose jewfish Southwest Pacific 23 SL
1830 Johnius belangerii Belanger's croaker Indo-West Pacific 30 TL
1851 Johnius borneensis Sharpnose hammer croaker Indo-West Pacific 34.8 TL
1874 Johnius cantori Eastern Indian Ocean 10.2 SL
1830 Johnius carouna Caroun croaker Indo-West Pacific 25 SL
1793 Johnius carutta Karut croaker Indian Ocean 30 SL
1822 Johnius coitor Coitor croaker Indo-West Pacific 16 SL
1916 Johnius distinctus Northwest Pacific 22 SL
1855 Johnius dorsalis Small kob Western Indian Ocean 40 TL
1830 Johnius dussumieri Sin croaker Indian Ocean 40 TL
1976 Johnius elongatus Spindle croaker Western Indian Ocean 30 TL
1963 Johnius fasciatus Asia 14.8 SL
1923 Johnius fuscolineatus Bellfish Western Indian Ocean 14 SL
1991 Johnius gangeticus Asia 12 SL
1876 Johnius glaucus Pale spotfin croaker Western Indian Ocean 30 TL
1855 Johnius goldmani Western Central Pacific
1846 Johnius grypotus Northwest Pacific 13.7 SL
1873 Johnius heterolepis Large-scale croaker Indo-Pacific 15 SL
1854 Johnius hypostoma Small-mouth croaker Indo-Pacific 12 SL
1991 Johnius laevis Smooth croaker Indo-West Pacific 14 SL
1992 Johnius latifrons Broad-head croaker Indo-Pacific 15 SL
1853 Johnius macropterus Largefin croaker Indo-West Pacific 25 TL
1976 Johnius macrorhynus Big-snout croaker Indo-Pacific 30 SL
2012 Johnius majan Majan croaker Western Indian Ocean 15.8 SL
1971 Johnius mannarensis Mannar croaker Indian Ocean 16 SL
1950 Johnius novaeguineae Paperhead croaker Western Central Pacific 9 SL
1866 Johnius novaehollandiae Southwest Pacific
1941 Johnius pacificus Pacific croaker Western Central Pacific 14 SL
1999 Johnius philippinus Western Central Pacific 6.7 SL
1849 Johnius plagiostoma Large-eye croaker Indo-West Pacific 10 SL
1851 Johnius trachycephalus Leaftail croaker Indo-Pacific 13 SL
1992 Johnius trewavasae Trewavas croaker Western Pacific 15 SL
1936 Johnius weberi Weber's croaker Southwest Pacific 14 SL



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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