Johnius belangerii (Cuvier, 1830)

Zainal Abidin, Danial Hariz, Lavoué, Sébastien, Mohd Abu Hassan Alshari, Norli Fauzani, Mohd. Nor, Siti Azizah, A. Rahim, Masazurah & Mohammed Akib, Noor Adelyna, 2021, Ichthyofauna of Sungai Merbok Mangrove Forest Reserve, northwest Peninsular Malaysia, and its adjacent marine waters, Check List 17 (2), pp. 601-631 : 624

Johnius belangerii (Cuvier, 1830)

Material examined. MALAYSIA • 2, 130– 144 mm TL; Kedah State, Kuala Kedah, Kuala Muda Whispering Market ; 05.578°N, 100.341°E; 19 Mar. 2019; Danial H. Zainal Abidin, Norli F.M.A.H. Alshari leg.; USMFC (48) 00010 . • 2, 106– 115 mm TL; Kedah State, Kampung Batu Lintang, Pompang Batu Lintang ; 05.624°N, 100.395°E; 19 Apr. 2019; Danial H. Zainal Abidin, Norli F.M.A.H. Alshari leg.; USMFC (48) 00011 . • 2, 129– 140 mm TL; Kedah State, Merbok, Pompang Sungai Merbok ; 05.664°N, 100.381°E; 6 Dec. 2018; Danial H. Zainal Abidin, Norli F.M.A.H. Alshari leg.; USMFC (48) 00012. Identification. A moderate-sized species of Johnius (maximum TL <30 cm); body elongated, laterally compressed; mouth inferior; snout blunded; no barbel on chin; anterior portion of dorsal fin with VIII or IX spines; posterior portion of dorsal fin with I spine and 25 or 26 branched rays; anal fin with seven branched rays; scale rows above lateral line to origin of dorsal fin 6; scale rows below lateral line to origin of anal fin 8; scales on upper part of body and head ctenoid; caudal fin S-shaped; body brown with pectoral and anal fins blackish .