Southern Kingcroaker

Menticirrhus americanus

Also known as: Carolina Whiting, Channel Mullet, Florida Whiting, Ground Mullet, Kingfish, Sand Whiting, Sea Mink, Sea Mullet, Sea Smelt, South American King Croaker, Southern King Whiting, Southern Kingfish, Whiting, Woundhead

ALSO KNOWN AS

Carolina Whiting
Channel Mullet
Florida Whiting
Ground Mullet
Kingfish
Sand Whiting
Sea Mink
Sea Mullet
Sea Smelt
South American King Croaker
Southern King Whiting
Southern Kingfish
Whiting
Woundhead

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2024

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Southern Kingcroaker adult, photographed at Crisfield maryland, United States — @TheMasterBaiter · Crisfield maryland, United States · August 20171 / 4

Overview

Found in schools, over mud and sand bottoms, along beaches and estuaries.

Drums are named for the repetitive throbbing or drumming sounds they make by beating their abdominal muscles against the swim bladder.

How to identify

COLOURS

Head & Mouth: chin barbel
Behaviour: makes sounds schooling

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Habitat & where to find it

Range · Western Atlantic
Exact location · 2
Country only · 2

LIVES IN

Found in schools, over mud and sand bottoms, along beaches and estuaries.

RANGE

Western Atlantic

Adult photos 4

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Taxonomy

kingdomAnimalia
phylumChordata
classTeleostei
orderEupercaria incertae sedis
familySciaenidae
genusMenticirrhus
speciesMenticirrhus americanus (Linnaeus, 1758)

SourcesWoRMS FishBase

Southern Kingcroaker

Overview

How to identify

Habitat & where to find it

Adult photos 4

Discussion

Deep dive

Taxonomy

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