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reef croaker (Odontoscion dentex)
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reef croaker (Odontoscion dentex) specimen
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Sciaenidae

reef croaker

Odontoscion dentex

Large black spot at pectoral base

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • North America
  • South America
  • Fusiform
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

reef croaker is a marine fish of Western Atlantic. The species occupies marine waters. The largest recorded length is 30 cm.

Maximum length
30 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Florida, USA and Cuba to Brazil. Absent in the Bahamas.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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