Silver croaker (Pennahia argentata)

Scientific name: Pennahia argentata Houttuyn, 1782

Silver croaker (Pennahia argentata)

The Silver croaker (Pennahia argentata) is a marine fish of the family Sciaenidae. Native range: Northwest Pacific, Japan, China and Korea.

Biology

Inhabit coastal waters in sandy, muddy bottoms. Feed on small fishes and invertebrates. Marketed fresh and dried.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pennahia argentata
Family
Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
40.0
Common length
20.0
Depth range
20–140 m (66–459 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; oceanodromous; depth range 20 - 140 m, usually 40 - ? m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: Japan, China and Korea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.76; tm=1)

Sources

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

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