Species Type:
Fishes
Common Name(s):
Atlantic croaker
Size:
Atlantic croakers can grow up to 20 inches (50 centimeters) in length.
Diet:
The Atlantic croaker eats marine worms and shrimps, zooplankton, bony fishes and benthic invertebrates like mussels and clams.
Range & Habitat:
In the western Atlantic and the Caribbean Sea, these fish can be found in both marine and freshwater. They inhabit estuaries, mangroves, seagrass meadows, muddy and sandy areas.
Details:
These fish are silver with darker coloring near their head and spine. They have translucent greenish-yellow fanned fins.