Scientific Name	Atrobucca nibe   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Jordan & Thompson, 1911)	Depth	45 - 200M
Chinese	黑	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	石首魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F381　Sciaenidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	黑姑魚
Max Length	45 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	黑口、烏喉、黑喉(臺東)、加正、烏加網、黑喉、臭魚
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、South、North、PonFu
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Wakanoura, Japan
Synonyms	Argyrosomus nibe, Atrobucca marleyi, Johnius sina, Nibea nibe, Nibea pingi, Pseudotolithus brunneolus, Sciaena marleyi, Sciaena nibe
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；福建魚類誌(朱等, 1985)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.5(FAO, 2001)  Jordan, D. S. etc. 1911 朱元鼎 編 1985 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0054519. ASIZP0058617. ASIZP0059180. ASIZP0060958. ASIZP0061095. ASIZP0061166. ASIZP0061192. ASIZP0061847. ASIZP0062181. ASIZP0062182. ASIZP0064313. ASIZP0067336. ASIZP0069728. ASIZP0069734. ASIZP0069740. ASIZP0070550. ASIZP0071038. ASIZP0071047. ASIZP0074782. ASIZP0076048. ASIZP0078935. ASIZP0079432. ASIZP0700251. ASIZP0802219. ASIZP0803224. ASIZP0803225. ASIZP0803241. ASIZP0804467. ASIZP0804468. ASIZP0806439. ASIZP0900231. ASIZP0912219. ASIZP0913224. ASIZP0913225. ASIZP0913241. ASIZP0914467. ASIZP0914468. FMNH52174Holotype. FMNH59521Paratype. ...List all 83 records...
Barcode	2014-10-30,Kwang-Tsao Shao,CO1,100% 2012-01-08,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2011-01-15,張家豪,CO1,% 2011-01-15,張家豪,CO1,%
Common Name	Croaker; Black croaker; Blackmouth croaker; Longfin kob
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin X, I, 25-33; anal fin II, 7; pectoral-fin rays 16-17; lateral-line scales 47-51; gill-rakers 6 + 10-12. A small, moderately-deep-bodied species. Mouth large, terminal and oblique. Upper jaw with outer row of enlarged teeth and narrow inner band of smaller teeth, not connect at center, lower jaw with inner row of enlarged teeth and outer row of anterior teeth crowded together. 5 marginal pores, 3 rostral pores, 6 mental pores. Anterior nostril round, the posterior one oval and slightly larger. Preopercle serrated; operculum ending in two weak, flattened spines (ofter hidden by skin). Inner side of operculum with pseudobranch. Gill rakers slender, slightly longer than gill filaments at angle of arch. Head covered by cycloid scale except upper rear area, other covered by ctenoid scale, 1/3 base of caudal fin covered by small cycloid scale. Dorsal fin origin behind the base of pelvic fins, tip of pectoral fins not reached dorsal fin ray, the origin of pectoral and pelvic fins base under tip of operculum. Caudal fin rhomboid. Sagitta morphology refered to as the Pennahia form. Sagitta moderately triangular with umbo on outer surface; inner (medial) surface convex, with a tadpole-shaped impression; which head heart shaped and tail bended slightly, tip of tail slightly enlarged. Caudal fin pointed to sharp-shaped. The linings of the mouth, gill chamber and body cavity black. Swim-bladder morphology refered to as the Atrobucca form, swimbladder carrot-shaped with a series 27 to 29 pairs of appendages, divided in dorsal and ventral limbs, branched in a wing manner except for the first pair; last 2-6 appendages reduced in size and bud-like or weakly branched (last appendage not tubular).
habitats	Found in coastal waters down to a depth of 200 m or deeper, on seaweed beds and gravel.
Distribution	South,Pon_Fu,North,East,West
Utility	Important food fish.