Bigmouth Croaker
Pterotolithus lateoides
- Group: Other
- Max size: 50 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: DD
A coastal croaker reaching about 50 centimetres, it lives over soft bottoms in shallow seas, estuaries and river mouths. It is caught with bottom trawls and handlines, sold fresh or dried and salted, with the swim bladder dried separately.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Eupercaria incertae sedis › Sciaenidae › Pterotolithus
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 282506.
FAQ
- Is the Bigmouth Croaker dangerous to divers?
- The Bigmouth Croaker is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Bigmouth Croaker get?
- The Bigmouth Croaker grows to about 50 cm.