Galapagos croaker (Odontoscion eurymesops)

Scientific name: Odontoscion eurymesops Heller & Snodgrass, 1903

Galapagos croaker (Odontoscion eurymesops)

The Galapagos croaker (Odontoscion eurymesops) is a marine fish of the family Sciaenidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Galapagos Islands.

Biology

Often occurs in large schools or loose aggregations above rocks, small boulder strewn slopes covered with leafy blade algae. Feeds mainly on zooplankton.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Odontoscion eurymesops
Family
Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
25.0
Common length
15.0
Depth range
3–30 m (10–98 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 30 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Galapagos Islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Vulnerable (VU) (D2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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