Description
Also known as Golden Croaker, Hardhead, Mangrove Snapper, West Indian Croaker, West Indian Drum, White Croaker, Whitemouth Drummer, Yellow Croaker.
Found in schools over mud and sandy bottoms of estuaries and coastal waters.
They feed on fish and benthic invertebrates.
Juveniles feed on benthic crustaceans and molluscs.
Length - 60cm
Depth - 1-60m
Widespread Western to Southwest Atlantic
Drums are named for the repetitive throbbing or drumming sounds they make by beating their abdominal muscles against the swim bladder. Ref: https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Micropogonias-furnieri.html
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