Scientific Name	Collichthys lucidus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Richardson, 1844)	Depth	3 - 90M
Chinese	棘頭梅童魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	石首魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F381　Sciaenidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	棘頭梅童魚
Max Length	17 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	黃皮
Distribution in World	Japan to South China Sea	Distribution in Taiwan	West
Habitats	Benthos、Estuary、Coastal	Holotype Locality	China Seas
Synonyms	Collichthys fragilis, Collichthys lucida, Sciaena lucida
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；福建魚類誌(朱等, 1985)  朱元鼎 編 1985 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0073983. FRIP00285. NTMP0555. NTUM07194. NTUM07331. NTUM07335.
Common Name	Big head croaker
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin VIII+I, 26; anal fin II, 11-13; pectoral-fin rays I, 14-16; gill-rakers 9-10 + 18-19. Body elongated and compressed. Mouth large, terminal and slightly oblique. No large canines. 5 marginal pores, without obvious rostral pores, and with 4 mental pores. Gill rakers slender, as long as gill filaments at angle of arch. Sagitta morphology refered to as the Larimichthys form. Sagitta with umbo on outer surface; inner (medial) surface convex with a tadpole-shaped impression, which head round and tail hockey-stick-shaped with rounded tip. Caudal fin pointed. Swim-bladder morphology referred to as the Larimichthys form, swim-bladder typically carrot-shaped (tapering posteriorly) with 21-22 appendages; divided in dorsal and ventral limbs, dorsal limb wing expanded. No appendages enter the head.
habitats	Found in estuaries
Distribution	West
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