Chu's Croaker
Nibea chui
- Group: Other
- Max size: 40 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: DD
A schooling croaker of shallow coastal waters, it moves with the seasons along the sea bed and hunts invertebrates as it goes. Like other drums it can produce a drumming sound with its swim bladder, and it grows to around forty centimetres.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Eupercaria incertae sedis › Sciaenidae › Nibea
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 281748.
FAQ
- Is the Chu's Croaker dangerous to divers?
- The Chu's Croaker is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Chu's Croaker get?
- The Chu's Croaker grows to about 40 cm.