Taken by trawling over mud and sand at depths to about 55 m (Ref. 9790). Juveniles may enter brackish water.

Indo-West Pacific: southern Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal through Malaysia, Indonesia to Bali and Celebes, Gulf of Thailand, Viet Nam, Hong Kong and southern Philippines. Also reported from the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819). Records from the northern Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf and east coast of Africa probably refer to other species.

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 1113

Maximum size: 300 mm TL

30.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 9790))

Lateral line scales often 53, each scale with a backward directed spine that extends beyond rear margin of scale, especially along the caudal peduncle. Interorbital width 9% or more of head length.

Depth range based on 6 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 2 samples.

Environmental ranges
  Depth range (m): 7.5 - 100
  Temperature range (°C): 27.917 - 27.917
  Nitrate (umol/L): 0.279 - 0.279
  Salinity (PPS): 35.691 - 35.691
  Oxygen (ml/l): 4.513 - 4.513
  Phosphate (umol/l): 0.392 - 0.392
  Silicate (umol/l): 4.834 - 4.834

Graphical representation

Depth range (m): 7.5 - 100
 
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Depth: 0 - 55m.
Recorded at 55 meters.

Habitat: demersal.

demersal; amphidromous (Ref. 51243); brackish; marine; depth range ? - 55 m (Ref. 9790)

Amphidromous. Refers to fishes that regularly migrate between freshwater and the sea (in both directions), but not for the purpose of breeding, as in anadromous and catadromous species. Sub-division of diadromous. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.Characteristic elements in amphidromy are: reproduction in fresh water, passage to sea by newly hatched larvae, a period of feeding and growing at sea usually a few months long, return to fresh water of well-grown juveniles, a further period of feeding and growing in fresh water, followed by reproduction there (Ref. 82692).

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 0
Species: 3
Species With Barcodes: 1

Not Evaluated

fisheries: minor commercial