Yelloweye Croaker
Odontoscion xanthops
- Group: Other
- Max size: 30 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
A schooling croaker of shallow coastal water, it presses up into estuaries and river mouths to feed. Its diet runs to crustaceans and smaller pelagic fish taken in open water.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Eupercaria incertae sedis › Sciaenidae › Odontoscion
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 281839.
FAQ
- Is the Yelloweye Croaker dangerous to divers?
- The Yelloweye Croaker is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Yelloweye Croaker get?
- The Yelloweye Croaker grows to about 30 cm.