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

Genus: Pennahia

(See list of species below)


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5 species (see list below)

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Photo by Iranian Fisheries Research Organization (IFRO)

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Pennahia anea (Bloch, 1793)

Photo by Iranian Fisheries Research Organization (IFRO)
 
Pennahia anea
[Donkey croaker]

Photo by Yau, B.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm SL
Pennahia argentata (Houttuyn, 1782)

Photo by Yau, B.
 
Pennahia argentata
[Silver croaker]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 23 cm SL
Pennahia macrocephalus (Tang, 1937)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Pennahia macrocephalus
[Big-head pennah croaker]
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Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 18 cm SL
 
Pennahia ovata
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm SL
Pennahia pawak (Lin, 1940)

Photo by CSIRO
 
Pennahia pawak
[Pawak croaker]
5 Species of Family Sciaenidae with Genus Pennahia
(Drums or croakers)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1793 Pennahia anea Donkey croaker Indo-West Pacific 30 SL
1782 Pennahia argentata Silver croaker Northwest Pacific 40 SL
1937 Pennahia macrocephalus Big-head pennah croaker Indo-West Pacific 23 SL
1996 Pennahia ovata Eastern Indian Ocean 18 SL
1940 Pennahia pawak Pawak croaker Western Pacific 22 SL



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