Scientific Name	Pennahia argentata   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Houttuyn, 1782)	Depth	3 - 40M
Chinese	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	銀姑魚
Max Length	40.0 cm SL	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	白口、帕頭、黃順、加網(澎湖)
Distribution in World	North West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、North、PonFu
Habitats	Benthos、Estuary、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Japan
Synonyms	Argyrosomus argentatus, Corvina argentata, Johnius argentatus, Nibea argentata, Pseudosciaena schlegeli, Sciaena iharae, Sparus argentatus
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	AMNH90097. ASIZP0061857. ASIZP0066558. ASIZP0066561. ASIZP0076184. ASIZP0078875. ASIZP0078882. ASIZP0078894. ASIZP0078916. ASIZP0079022. ASIZP0079433. ASIZP0080101. ASIZP0080104. ASIZP0801818. ASIZP0801819. ASIZP0807097. ASIZP0900241. ASIZP0911818. ASIZP0911819. ASIZP0917097. FRIP00754. FRIP00755. NMMBP00025. NMMBP01225. NMMBP04627. NMMBP04628. NMMBP04629. NMMBP04630. NMMBP04631. NMMSTP01540. NMNSF00851. NMNSF00974. NTMP0228. NTMP0269. NTMP0304. NTMP0530. NTMP1308. ...List all 59 records...
Barcode	2008-03-24,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100% 2012-01-08,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2015-11-01,Yu-Ming Shih,CO1,100% 2016-01-27,HAN-YANG,CO1,100%
Common Name	Silver sea meagre; Silver croaker; White croaker; Croaker
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin X-XI, I, 25-28; anal fin II, 6-8; pectoral fin I, 16-18; pelvic fin I, 5; lateral-line scales 49-51; gill-rakers 5-6 + 9-10; Body elongated and compressed, dorsal and ventral profile slightly curved. Head bluntly pointed with a large, terminal and oblique mouth; snout not protruded. Length of both jaw about equal. Teeth differentiated into large and small in both two jaws, upper jaw with outer row enlarged as canine teeth; tip of upper jaw without tooth; lower jaw with inner row enlarged, no outstanding canine teeth. 5 marginal pores, 3 rostral pores. 6 mental pores. Gill rakers slender, as 1.5 times of gill filaments at angle of arch. Sagitta morphology refered 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 origin of dorsal and pelvic fin bases, below the tip of gill cover; dorsal fin origin opposite to origin of pelvic fin base. Caudal fin bluntly rhomboid. Length of second anal spine almost equal to eye diameter. Lining of body cavity black. Swim-bladder morphology referred to as the Pennahia form, swim-bladder typically carrot-shaped with 24-27 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 purplish brown at upper half and silverly white at lower half. Dorsal fin brown, with a silverly white line at center of soft-ray dorsal fin. Caudal fin black; anal, pelvic and pectoral fins colorless. Lining of mouth white; Gill chamber black. Gill cover bluish purple.
habitats	Found in coastal waters over muddy bottoms, off the sea-bed. Feeds on small fishes and invertebrates.
Distribution	Pon_Fu, North, West.
Utility	Marketed fresh and dried.