Species group · Bony fish
WAnimals has 2 species of croaker, in the family Sciaenidae.
Ranges calculated from the profiles that record the figure, not from all 2.
Each one has its own full profile. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
1 species in this group is in a threatened category according to the IUCN.
Recorded in 22 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
It spawns in estuaries between March and August; juveniles spend their first two or three years in coastal waters before moving offshore.
From Meagre
It reaches 2.3 m and 103 kg, making it one of the largest coastal fish in the eastern Atlantic.
From Meagre
The name weakfish refers not to its strength but to the fragility of the muscles of its mouth, which tear easily and let the fish shake off the hook.
From Common Weakfish
The males vibrate their swim bladder with specialised muscles and produce a drumming audible from a boat during the spawning season.
From Common Weakfish
It has been listed as Endangered by the IUCN since 2019, an unusual case for a fish in an inshore fishery that is well managed on paper.
From Common Weakfish