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Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Etymology: Megalonibea: Greek, megas, megalos = great + Greek, nibea, to wash.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic. Temperate
Northwest Pacific: East China Sea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 143 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 559)
Found in sandy-muddy bottoms of continental shelves (Ref. 43239).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Trewavas, E., 1977. The sciaenid fishes (croakers or drums) of the Indo-west Pacific. Trans. Zool. Soc. Lond. 33:253-541. (Ref. 5369)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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