Yellow drum (Nibea albiflora)

Scientific name: Nibea albiflora Richardson, 1846

Yellow drum (Nibea albiflora)

The Yellow drum (Nibea albiflora) is a marine fish of the family Sciaenidae. Native range: Northwest Pacific, southern Japan and East China Sea. Reported from Hong Kong.

Biology

Found near shore, including semi-enclosed sea areas, in mud to sandy mud bottom. Used in Chinese medicine.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Nibea albiflora
Family
Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
43.5
Depth range
25–80 m (82–262 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 25 - 80 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: southern Japan and East China Sea. Reported from Hong Kong.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tmax=4; k=0.26 (?))

Sources

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

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