Golden Croaker

The Atlantic croaker (Micropogonias undulatus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sciaenidae and is closely related to the black drum (Pogonias cromis), the silver perch (Bairdiella chrysoura), the spot croaker (Leiostomus xanthurus), the red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus), the spotted seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus), and the weakfish (Cynoscion regalis). It is commonly found in sounds and estuaries from Massachusetts to the Gulf of Mexico. Description The name croaker is descriptive of the noise the fish makes by vibrating strong muscles against its swim bladder,…

Micropogonias est un genre de poissons de la famille des Sciaenidae. Liste des espèces Micropogonias altipinnis (Günther, 1864). Micropogonias ectenes (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882).

Micropogonias altipinnis es una especie de pez de la familia Sciaenidae en el orden de los Perciformes. Morfología • Los machos pueden llegar alcanzar los 90 cm de longitud total. ​​ Alimentación Come gambas, peces, moluscos, crustáceos y gusanos.