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Pterotolithus

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Pterotolithus is a genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sciaenidae, the drums and croakers. These fishes are found in the Indo-Pacific region.

Species

Blotched Tigertooth Croaker

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderPerciformes
  5. FamilySciaenidae
Habitatmarine, brackish
Observations7

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
4
Family
Sciaenidae
Collections
USNM, NCSM
Recorded in
Myanmar, Thailand

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Parent taxon
Sciaenidae
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Otolithus maculatus Ford 46.jpg
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taxon name
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Pterotolithus is a genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sciaenidae, the drums and croakers. These fishes are found in the Indo-Pacific region.

==Species== Pterotolithus as the following valid species classified within it: Pterotolithus lateoides (Bleeker, 1849) (Bigmouth croaker) Pterotolithus maculatus (Cuvier, 1830) (Blotched tiger-toothed croaker)

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