Blackspotted croaker
| Blackspotted croaker | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Sciaenidae |
| Genus: | Protonibea Trewavas, 1971 |
| Species: | P. diacanthus |
| Binomial name | |
| Protonibea diacanthus (Lacépède, 1802) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
List
| |
The blackspotted croaker (Protonibea diacanthus), also known in Australia as the black jewfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sciaenidae, the drums and croakers. This fish is found in the Indo-Pacific region. It is the only species in the monospecific genus Protonibea.