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Bashaw

Micropogonias furnieri (Desmarest, 1823)

Status not recordedbony fish

The bashaw (Micropogonias furnieri) is a species in the family Sciaenidae, order Perciformes.

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Quick facts about the bashaw

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the bashaw live?

Not recorded

Is the bashaw endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the bashaw classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familySciaenidae
  6. genusMicropogonias
  7. SpeciesMicropogonias furnieri (Desmarest, 1823)

Synonyms Corvina crawfordi, Micropogon argentatus, Micropogon argenteus, Micropogon barretoi, Micropogon funieri, Micropogon furnieiri, Micropogon furnieri, Micropogon manni, Micropogon patagonensis, Micropogonias manni, Micropogonias opercularis, Ophioscion woodwardi, Sciaena opercularis, Umbrina furnieri

Other names and names in other languages (48)
  • BasherEnglish
  • Cro croEnglish
  • Cro-croEnglish
  • Golden croakerEnglish
  • HardheadEnglish
  • RocandoEnglish
  • West Indian croakerEnglish
  • Whitemouth croakerEnglish
  • Whitemouth drummerEnglish
  • smuha běloústáCzech
  • Hvidmundet trommefiskDanish
  • CorvinaSpanish
  • Tambour rayéFrench
  • セマルニベJapanese
  • RoncoPapiamento
  • CupáPortuguese
  • КорвинильяRussian
  • chano rayadoSpanish
  • CoroncoroSpanish
  • Corvina BlancaSpanish
  • Corvina RubiaSpanish
  • Corvinon RayadoSpanish
  • Corvinón RayadoSpanish
  • HuaiquilSpanish
  • verrugatoSpanish
  • セマルニベ属Japanese
  • CascotePortuguese
  • CascudaPortuguese
  • CascudoPortuguese
  • Corvina-crioulaPortuguese
  • Corvina-de-arreadaPortuguese
  • Corvina-de-linhaPortuguese
  • Corvina-de-redePortuguese
  • Corvina-marisqueiraPortuguese
  • CorvinotaPortuguese
  • CurucaPortuguese
  • CururucaPortuguese
  • Cururuca-brancaPortuguese
  • GuatucupáPortuguese
  • MarisqueiraPortuguese
  • MurucaiaPortuguese
  • Rabeta-marisqueiraPortuguese
  • SofiaPortuguese
  • TacupapiremaPortuguese
  • TicopaPortuguese
  • TicopáPortuguese
  • TicupáPortuguese
  • Белоротый крокерRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the bashaw

Other species in the same genus Micropogonias.

Crocus

Micropogonias undulatus

SciaenidaeNo free photo yet

Gulf croaker

Micropogonias megalops

SciaenidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the bashaw?

The bashaw (Micropogonias furnieri) belongs to the family Sciaenidae in the order Perciformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Bashaw (Micropogonias furnieri). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bashaw

MLA

“Bashaw (Micropogonias furnieri).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/bashaw.

BibTeX
@misc{bashaw_2026,
  title = {Bashaw (Micropogonias furnieri)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bashaw},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}