Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Eupercaria/misc
Family: Sciaenidae Drums or croakers

Genus: Menticirrhus

(See list of species below)


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9 species (see list below)
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Photo by Timm, C.D.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Menticirrhus americanus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Menticirrhus americanus
[Southern kingcroaker]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 62 cm TL
Menticirrhus elongatus (Günther, 1864)

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Menticirrhus elongatus
[Pacific kingcroaker]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 48.3 cm TL
Menticirrhus littoralis (Holbrook, 1847)

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Menticirrhus littoralis
[Gulf kingcroaker]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 52.6 cm TL
Menticirrhus nasus (Günther, 1868)

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Menticirrhus nasus
[Highfin king croaker]

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Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Menticirrhus ophicephalus (Jenyns, 1840)

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Menticirrhus ophicephalus
[Snakehead kingcroaker]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Menticirrhus paitensis Hildebrand, 1946

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Menticirrhus paitensis
[Paita kingcroaker]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 75 cm TL
Menticirrhus panamensis (Steindachner, 1876)

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Menticirrhus panamensis
[Panama kingcroaker]

Photo by Flescher, D.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 46 cm TL
Menticirrhus saxatilis (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

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Menticirrhus saxatilis
[Northern kingfish]

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Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 71 cm TL
Menticirrhus undulatus (Girard, 1854)

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Menticirrhus undulatus
[California kingcroaker]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Menticirrhus americanus Southern kingcroaker Western Atlantic 50 TL 1758
Menticirrhus elongatus Pacific kingcroaker Eastern Pacific 62 TL 1864
Menticirrhus littoralis Gulf kingcroaker Western Atlantic 48.3 TL 1847
Menticirrhus nasus Highfin king croaker Eastern Pacific 52.6 TL 1868
Menticirrhus ophicephalus Snakehead kingcroaker Eastern Pacific 45 TL 1840
Menticirrhus paitensis Paita kingcroaker Eastern Pacific 40 TL 1946
Menticirrhus panamensis Panama kingcroaker Eastern Central Pacific 75 TL 1876
Menticirrhus saxatilis Northern kingfish Western Atlantic 46 TL 1801
Menticirrhus undulatus California kingcroaker Eastern Pacific 71 TL 1854



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