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Sciaenidae
geelbeck croaker
Atractoscion aequidens
One Hundred Thirty Centimeters Eel from the Indian Ocean
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Indian Ocean
- Africa
- Fusiform
- Large
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Fusiform
LargeThe geelbeck croaker (Atractoscion aequidens), also known as the African weakfish or Cape salmon, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sciaenidae, the drums and croakers. This species is found in the southwestern Indian Ocean off southeastern Africa.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Sciaenidae
- Genus
- Atractoscion
- Maximum length
- 130 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- Western Indian Ocean: off Mozambique and South Africa.
- Conservation status
- NTNear Threatened
Class
Family
Conservation status
