Scientific Name	Pennahia anea   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Bloch, 1793)	Depth	3 - 60M
Chinese	截尾白姑魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	石首魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F381　Sciaenidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	截尾銀姑魚
Max Length	30 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	帕頭
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、North
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Malabar, India
Synonyms	Argyrosomus aneus, Corvina macrophthalmus, Johnieops aneus, Johnius aneus, Johnius resplendens, Otolithes aureus, Otolithes ruber, Otolithes versicolor, Otolithus leuciscus, Otolithus macrophthalmus, Pennahia macrophthalmus, Pennahia macropthalmus, Pseudosciaena anea ...all 17..
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	ASIZP0073492. ASIZP0073965. ASIZP0078416. ASIZP0078417. ASIZP0078418. ASIZP0806036. ASIZP0807174. ASIZP0807175. ASIZP0807176. ASIZP0916036. ASIZP0917174. ASIZP0917175. ASIZP0917176. NTUM07188.
Barcode	2015-10-23,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,% 2016-01-26,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,100% 2016-01-26,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,100% 2016-01-26,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,100%
Common Name	Truncate-tail croaker; Donkey croaker; Grey fin jew fish; Greyfin croaker; Bigeye croaker
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin X, I, 24; anal fin II, 7; pectoral fin I, 16; pelvic fin I, 5; lateral-line scales 49; gill-rakers 6 + 12; Body elongated and compressed, dorsal profile moderately curved. Head short and high. Mouth large, terminal and oblique; snout not protruded; length of upper jaw about equal to lower jaw. Teeth differentiated into large and small in both two jaw, upper jaw with outer row enlarged as canine teeth; lower jaw with inner row enlarged. 5 marginal pores, 5 rostral pores. Mental pores in 2 pairs, both small, the first pair at front of chin, separated by symphysis. Gill rakers slender, as long as gill filaments at angle of arch. Sagitta morphology referred to as the Pennahia form, sagitta moderately triangular, with umbo on outer surface; inner (medial) surface moderately convex with a tadpole-shaped impression, which head heart shaped, tail bended at right angle. Top of pectoral fin base before the origins of dorsal and pelvic fin bases, all origins equal to the tip of gill cover. Caudal fin truncate. Lining of body cavity light brown. Swim-bladder morphology referred to as the Pennahia form, swim-bladder typically carrot-shaped with 17-22 pairs of appendages, each with a ventral limb only, branched in a wing manner except for the first pair. None entering head. The posterior simple and parallel to the tubular end of the swimbladder.Color: body golden yellow at upper part and silverly white at lower part. Nape with a diffused dusky blotch. Tip of both jaws with brown spot; dorsal and caudal fin brown with dark brown margin; anal and pelvic fins light brown. Lining of mouth white.
habitats	Occurs in inshore waters. Feeds on small crustaceans, benthic worms and small fishes.
Distribution	North, West.
Utility	Marketed fresh and dried salted.