Croaker
Johnius dussumieri
- Usual depth0–40 m
- Water temperature20–29 °C
- Best monthsMay and August
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Rvalette, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
About this species
Johnius dussumieri, the sin croaker, Dussumier's croaker, Dussumier's silver jewfish, sharptooth hammer croaker or whiskered croaker, is a marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sciaenidae, the drums and croakers. This fish is found in the Indian Ocean.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 4 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 3 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–40 m · Deepest record: 40 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Croaker, Drab Jew Fish, Dussumier's Croaker, Dussumier's Silver Jew Fish, Sharptooth Hammer Croaker, Sin Croaker
Names in 3 more languages
- Spanish
- Corvina China, Corvina de Dussumier
- French
- Courbine Chinoise
- Simplified Chinese
- 春子, 杜氏叫姑魚
Other scientific names: Corvina dussumieri, Corvina sina, Johnieops dussumieri, Johnieops sina, Johnius dussumeri, Johnius sina, Pseudosciaena sina, Sciaena dussumieri, Sciaena dussumierii, Sciaena ossea, Sciaena osseus, Sciaena sina, Wak menoni, Wak osseus, Wak sina
Similar species
CroakerJohnius borneensis
- Bearded croaker
Johnius amblycephalus
Bottlenose CroakerJohnius australis
Caroun CroakerJohnius carouna
- Belangeri Croaker
Johnius belangerii
- Jew Fish
Johnius carutta
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).
- 2,164 open-data records from 1830 to 2009.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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