Bluestreak Drum
Elattarchus archidium
- Group: Other
- Typical depth: 2–38 m
- Max size: 43.9 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
This drum keeps to sandy bays and lagoons, only rarely straying into estuaries, in water from about 2 to 38 metres. Like other croakers it makes sound with its swim bladder, and it grows to roughly 44 centimetres.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Eupercaria incertae sedis › Sciaenidae › Elattarchus
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 280633.
FAQ
- How deep does the Bluestreak Drum live?
- The Bluestreak Drum (Elattarchus archidium) is typically found at 2–38 m.
- Is the Bluestreak Drum dangerous to divers?
- The Bluestreak Drum is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Bluestreak Drum get?
- The Bluestreak Drum grows to about 43.9 cm.