Ground croaker (Bairdiella ronchus)

Scientific name: Bairdiella ronchus Cuvier, 1830

Ground croaker (Bairdiella ronchus)

The Ground croaker (Bairdiella ronchus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Sciaenidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, Caribbean Sea southward to Brazil.

Biology

Found in coastal waters, over muddy and sandy bottoms. Feeds on fishes and crustaceans. Oviparous. Important food fish.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Bairdiella ronchus
Family
Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
35.0
Common length
25.0
Depth range
16–40 m (52–131 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 16 - 40 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Caribbean Sea southward to Brazil.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Fec = 188,964)

Sources

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

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