Otolithoides

Otolithoides
Bronze croaker (Otolithoides biauritus)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Acanthuriformes
Family:	Sciaenidae
Genus:	Otolithoides Fowler, 1933
Type species
Otolithus biauritus Cantor, 1849
Species
see text
Synonyms[1]
Pama Fowler, 1933 Sciaenoides Blyth, 1860

Otolithoides is a small genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Sciaenidae, the drums and croakers. The two recognised species in the genus are found in the Indo-West Pacific region.

Species

Otolithoides contains three described, recognised species:^[2]

• Otolithoides biauritus Cantor, 1849 (Bronze croaker)
• Otolithoides pama Hamilton, 1822 (Pama croaker)

References

1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Sciaenidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Otolithoides". FishBase. February 2023 version.