Sciaenidae

Blue drum

Nibea mitsukurii

Seventy Five Centimeters Sciaenid Fish of Northwest Pacific

• Blue
• Temperate
• Northern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• East Asia
• Fusiform
• Large
• Temperate fish

Nibea mitsukurii is a species of fish in the family Sciaenidae, order Acanthuriformes. It is a benthopelagic marine fish of temperate climate (32°N-23°N). It is found in the northwestern Pacific Ocean near Japan and the East China Sea.