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 Drumlike fishes, cods, trouts, and
catfishes
White Croaker
Genyonemus
lineatus
DescriptionThe White Croaker is a member of the
drum family (family Sciaenidae). These elongate and moderately
compressed fishes occur in a variety of habitats, but most live
close to the bottom. They often have chin and rostral pores, and may
possess chin barbels. Teeth are present in the jaws, but absent on
the roof of the mouth; however, molarlike teeth may be on the
pharyngeal bones. The 2 dorsal fins are separated by a distinct
notch. The anal fin usually has 2 spines. Drums have ctenoid scales,
often covering the bases of the fins, and the lateral line extends
to the posterior edge of the caudal fin. This is one of the most
commercially important families in North America, and is represented
by 33 species, that occur in both the Atlantic and
Pacific.
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