Collichthys niveatus Jordan & Starks, 1906
photo by CAFS

Family:  Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Max. size:  15 cm SL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 14.5 g
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range - 80 m, oceanodromous
Distribution:  Western Pacific: Yellow Sea to East China Sea.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Found in the sublittoral zone above 80 m (Ref. 11230); in sandy-muddy bottoms (Ref. 43239).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 July 2016 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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