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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Sciaenidae Drums or croakers

Genus: Otolithes

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2 species (see list below)

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Photo by Khan, M.M.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 39 cm TL
Otolithes cuvieri Trewavas, 1974

Photo by Khan, M.M.
 
Otolithes cuvieri
[Lesser tigertooth croaker]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 90 cm TL
Otolithes ruber (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Otolithes ruber
[Tigertooth croaker]
2 Species of Family Sciaenidae with Genus Otolithes
(Drums or croakers)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1974 Otolithes cuvieri Lesser tigertooth croaker Western Indian Ocean 39 TL
1801 Otolithes ruber Tigertooth croaker Indo-West Pacific 90 TL



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