Species: Ophioscion scierus, Dusky croaker, Tuza croaker

Ophioscion scierus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1884)

Dusky croaker, Tuza croaker

Body elongate, more or less compressed; head low and short, cavernous but firm to touch on top; eye relatively small (4.7-6.0 in head length);  snout scarcely projecting in front of upper jaw; small, horizontal mouth; teeth simple in bands, those in outer row of upper jaw slightly enlarged; snout with 3 upper pores and 5 on sides; chin with 5 pores, without barbels; gill rakers short (< ½ length of gill filaments at angle of arch), 18-23; margin of preopercle with ~ 8-10 strong teeth; dorsal fin continuous but deeply notched, X + I, 24-26, second dorsal spine strong, about two-thirds length of third spine; anal rays II, 7, 2nd  spine long; pectoral fins relatively long, reaching past tips of depressed pelvic fins, but not reaching level of anus; tail margin S shaped; scales on body and all or most of head rough; soft dorsal and anal with a scaly sheath; pored lateral-line scales 48-52.