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Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Etymology: Atrobucca: Latin, atro = black + Latin, bucca = mouth (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Anton Frederik Bruun (1901–1961) (see also Bruun). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 26 - 64 m (Ref. 10412). Tropical
Eastern Indian Ocean: Bay of Bengal from the east coast of India to Myanmar.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 19.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 10412)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 27 - 29; Vertebrae: 25. Weakly differentiated teeth on the lower jaw. Usually with X first dorsal fin spines, 27-29 dorsal fin soft rays, usually 17-18 pectoral fin rays, usually 13-14 lower gill rakers, cycloid scales on the anterior half of the body and swim bladder appendages strongly enveloping the bladder.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Sasaki, K., 1995. Two new species of Atrobucca (Sciaenidae) from the Bay of Bengal. Jap. J. Ichthyol. 42(3/4):269-275. (Ref. 10412)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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