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Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Etymology: Otolithes: Greek, ous, oto = ear + Greek, lithos = stone (Ref. 45335); arabicus: 'arabicus', i.e., named based on type locality, Arabian Gulf (Ref. 128934).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic. Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: Saudi Arabia, Arabian Gulf and Gulf of Oman.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 34.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 128934)
The largest specimen observed was 34.3 cm, standard length (Ref. 128934).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Lin, Y.-J., M.A. Qurban, K.N. Shen and N.L. Chao, 2019. Delimitation of tigertooth croaker Otolithes species (Teleostei: Sciaenidae) from the western Arabian Gulf using integrative approach, with a description of Otolithes arabicus sp. Nov. Zoological Studies 58:1-18. (Ref. 128934)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00871 (0.00431 - 0.01761), b=3.07 (2.90 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.7 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate vulnerability (36 of 100). 🛈 |