Jew Fish
Johnius carutta
- Usual depth5–26 m
- Water temperature26–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary
- How commonRare
About this species
Johnius carutta, the karut croaker or purple jewfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sciaenidae, the drums and croakers. This species is found in the western Indian Ocean.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Johnius carutta”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 3 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 5–26 m · Deepest record: 26 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Jew Fish, Karut Croaker, Purple Jewfish
Names in 1 more languages
- French
- Courbine Carutte
Other scientific names: Johnius carulta, Sciaena carutta
Similar species
CroakerJohnius borneensis
CroakerJohnius dussumieri
- Bearded croaker
Johnius amblycephalus
Bottlenose CroakerJohnius australis
Caroun CroakerJohnius carouna
- Belangeri Croaker
Johnius belangerii
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 14 open-data records from 1941 to 2009.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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