Panna heterolepis Trewavas, 1977
Hooghly croaker
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 Family:  Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
 Max. size:  21.4 cm SL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  benthopelagic
 Distribution:  Indian Ocean: coasts of India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Myanmar.
 Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 8-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 32-37; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 6-7; Vertebrae: 25-25. Spines absent on supraorbital ridge of frontal in juveniles; transition from cycloid to ctenoid scales initiated at around 120 mm SL; all body scales, except on throat, ctenoid over 200 mm SL; scales absent on soft parts of dorsal and anal fins; lateral line scales covered with small, subsidiary scales; cephalic portion of swimbladder appendage terminating on carotid foramen of cranium (Ref 10086).
 Biology: 
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
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 Entered by: Binohlan, Crispina B. - 07.12.95
 Modified by: Froese, Rainer - 24.10.00
 Checked by: Sasaki, Kunio - 08.12.95

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