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whitemouth croaker (Micropogonias furnieri)
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Sciaenidae

whitemouth croaker

Micropogonias furnieri

Dark oblique lines past scales

  • White
  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • South America
  • Deep-bodied
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

whitemouth croaker is a fish from Western to Southwest Atlantic. It inhabits coastal waters. The largest recorded length is 60 cm.

Maximum length
60 cm
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Western to Southwest Atlantic: Greater Antilles and from Costa Rica to Argentina (Ref. 9626 ). Also reported in Nicaragua (Ref. 13613 ). Also reported in Brazil (Ref. 118626 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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