Blotched Croaker
Nibea maculata
- Group: Other
- Max size: 30 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
A croaker of coastal waters, the blotched croaker is an important food fish sold fresh and dried salted in markets. It reaches about thirty centimetres and lives over soft inshore bottoms.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Eupercaria incertae sedis › Sciaenidae › Nibea
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 281751.
FAQ
- Is the Blotched Croaker dangerous to divers?
- The Blotched Croaker is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Blotched Croaker get?
- The Blotched Croaker grows to about 30 cm.