SEALIFE EXPEDITION
Saltwater Fish Species
Soldier croaker
Family: Sciaenidae

Scientific name:
Nibea soldadu (Lacepede)

Local name:
Gelama papan

Distribution:
Shallow coastal waters to about 40m depth

Size commonly caught:
20-30cm total length

Notes
:
A fairly large deep-bodied species with a distinctly arced back. Has well differentiated large and amall teeth in both jaws. Caudal fin rhomboid with lateral line scales reaching to tip of caudal fins. Has a series of faint, oblique stripes along scale rows. sold fresh.
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