Scientific Name	Johnius amblycephalus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Bleeker, 1855)	Depth	3 - 40M
Chinese	鈍頭叫姑魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	石首魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F381　Sciaenidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	團頭叫姑魚
Max Length	25 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	黑加網、黑口(澎湖)、臭肚仔(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、South、PonFu
Habitats	Benthos、Estuary、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Amboina
Synonyms	Blythia dussumieri, Dendrophysa dussumieri, Dendrophysa russelli, Johnius amblycephala, Johnius dussumieri, Johnius macropterus, Sciaena dussumieri, Sciaena dussumieri, Umbrina amblycephala, Umbrina amblycephalus, Umbrina dussumieri, Umbrina muelleri, Umbrina mülleri ...all 13..
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)  P. Bleeker 1855 朱元鼎 編 1985 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0058600. ASIZP0059867. ASIZP0062285. ASIZP0063559. ASIZP0064289. ASIZP0065216. ASIZP0065217. ASIZP0066426. ASIZP0066429. ASIZP0066441. ASIZP0700229. ASIZP0801121. ASIZP0801122. ASIZP0801930. ASIZP0801931. ASIZP0801932. ASIZP0802625. ASIZP0911121. ASIZP0911122. ASIZP0911930. ASIZP0911931. ASIZP0911932. CAS28194. FRIP00991. FRIP22110. NMMBP04092. NMMBP04137. NMNSF00486. NMNSF00950. NTMP0485. NTUM07156. NTUM07157. NTUM07158. NTUM07159. NTUM07160. NTUM07213. NTUM07284. ...List all 52 records...
Barcode	2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Bearded jewfish; Bearded croaker; Greenback croaker
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin X, I, 23-27; anal fin II, 7-8; pectoral fin I, 16-18; ventral fin I, 5; lateral-line scales 45-48; gill-rakers 3-4 + 8-11. Body elongated and compressed. A medium-sized species with a rounded, projecting snout and an inferior mouth; length of the upper jaw longer than lower one Lower jaw less than 1/2 of head length; a blunt barbell on chin. 5 marginal pores and 3 rostral pores; 5 mental pores and the median divided. Gill rakers short and thin. Sagitta morphology refered to as the Johnius form, sagitta moderately triangular, with prominent postcentral umbo on outer surface; inner (medial) surface convex with a tadpole-shaped impression, which head semicircle, tail with conical pit. Caudal fin rhomboid. Lining of body cavity with lightly brown specks. Swim-bladder morphology refered to as the Johnius form, swimbladder hammer-shaped, with 14 to 16 pairs of appendages, branched in a fan manner. The first branching in the head. Colour: body blackish brown above and dark brown with lightly silver below; all fins dark brown, tip of caudal fin black; operculum bluish purple, with a dark spot between two flattened spines. Gill chamber light brown, mouth lining pink.
habitats	Found in shallow coastal waters and estuaries
Distribution	South, Pon_Fu, West.
Utility	Foodfish, marketed fresh.