yellowfin croaker

Umbrina roncador

Fifty Six Centimeters Sciaenid Fish of the Pacific Ocean

Yellow
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
North America
Fusiform
Large
Tropical fish

The yellowfin croaker (Umbrina roncador) is a species of croaker occurring from the Gulf of California, Mexico, to Point Conception, California. They frequent bays, channels, harbors and other nearshore waters over sandy bottoms. These croakers are more abundant along beaches during the summer months and may move to deeper water in winter.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Sciaenidae
Genus: Umbrina
Maximum length: 56 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Eastern Central Pacific: Point Conception in California, USA to the Gulf of California; old records from as far north as San Francisco, California.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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