Otolithoides
Bronze croaker (Otolithoides biauritus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Sciaenidae
Genus: Otolithoides
Fowler, 1933
Type species
Otolithus biauritus
Cantor, 1849
Species

see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Pama Fowler, 1933
  • Sciaenoides Blyth, 1860

Otolithoides is a small genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Sciaenidae, the drums and croakers. The two recognised species in the genus are found in the Indo-West Pacific region.

Species

Otolithoides contains three described, recognised species:[2]

  • Otolithoides biauritus Cantor, 1849 (Bronze croaker)
  • Otolithoides pama Hamilton, 1822 (Pama croaker)

References

  1. ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Sciaenidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2023). Species of Otolithoides in FishBase. February 2023 version.


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