WoRMS name details
Johnius dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1833)
159318 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159318)
unaccepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Umbrina dussumieri Valenciennes, 1833) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1833). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome neuvième. Suite du livre neuvième. Des Scombéroïdes. v. 9: i-xxix + 3 pp. + 1-512, Pls. 246-279. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-198, 330-359, 372-427; Valenciennes the balance. i-xxiv + 1-379 in Strasbourg edition. Pp. 429-512 contains additions and corrections for vols. 2 through 5.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4427517 [details]
Description Found in inshore and coastal waters. Feeds on invertebrates and small fishes. Spawns from September to February in South...
Description Found in inshore and coastal waters. Feeds on invertebrates and small fishes. Spawns from September to February in South Africa. Little exploited by anglers in Southern Africa; as a by-catch in Tugela Bank prawn fishery. Seldom marketed. Marketed fresh, dried salted. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Johnius dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1833). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159318 on 2026-10-14
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Umbrina dussumieri Valenciennes, 1833) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1833). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome neuvième. Suite du livre neuvième. Des Scombéroïdes. v. 9: i-xxix + 3 pp. + 1-512, Pls. 246-279. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-198, 330-359, 372-427; Valenciennes the balance. i-xxiv + 1-379 in Strasbourg edition. Pp. 429-512 contains additions and corrections for vols. 2 through 5.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4427517 [details]
Other
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [details]
additional source Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Found in inshore and coastal waters. Feeds on invertebrates and small fishes. Spawns from September to February in South Africa. Little exploited by anglers in Southern Africa; as a by-catch in Tugela Bank prawn fishery. Seldom marketed. Marketed fresh, dried salted. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | sin croaker | [details] |
