Scale Croaker
Nibea squamosa
- Group: Other
- Max size: 65 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
A croaker of shallow coastal waters and estuaries, it pushes far up rivers, sometimes five hundred kilometres from the sea into pure freshwater. Like others in its family the males drum with their swim bladders to call during spawning.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Eupercaria incertae sedis › Sciaenidae › Nibea
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 281756.
FAQ
- Is the Scale Croaker dangerous to divers?
- The Scale Croaker is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Scale Croaker get?
- The Scale Croaker grows to about 65 cm.