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Crocus

Micropogonias undulatus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Status not recordedbony fish

The crocus (Micropogonias undulatus) is a species in the family Sciaenidae, order Perciformes.

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Quick facts about the crocus

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 crocus live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the crocus as introduced in 2 countries.

  1. Belgium
  2. China

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the crocus 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 crocus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familySciaenidae
  6. genusMicropogonias
  7. SpeciesMicropogonias undulatus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Synonyms Bodianus costatus, Micropogon lineatus, Micropogon undulatus, Perca undulata, Sciaena croker

Other names and names in other languages (38)
  • Atantic croakerEnglish
  • Atlantic croakerEnglish
  • CroakerEnglish
  • Golden croakerEnglish
  • HardheadEnglish
  • 線紋絨鬚Chinese
  • smuha vlnopruháCzech
  • Atlantisk trommefiskDanish
  • AdlerfischGerman
  • KrániosGreek
  • CorbinaSpanish
  • RumpukalaFinnish
  • tambour brésilienFrench
  • ScienidiItalian
  • IshimochiJapanese
  • knorreposDutch
  • MikunPolish
  • CururucaPortuguese
  • Волнистый горбыльRussian
  • stubbkväkareSwedish
  • Mavrusgil baligiTurkish
  • 波紋絨鬚石首魚Chinese
  • 线纹绒须Chinese
  • Atlantischer UmberGerman
  • CorvinaSpanish
  • Corvinon BrasilenoSpanish
  • Corvinón BrasileñoSpanish
  • gurrubataSpanish
  • roncadinaSpanish
  • Amerikaanse zeeraafDutch
  • Corvina-brancaPortuguese
  • Corvina-de-corsoPortuguese
  • Corvina-de-linhaPortuguese
  • Corvina-de-listaPortuguese
  • Corvina-do-atlânticoPortuguese
  • Cururuca-lavradaPortuguese
  • Rabeta-brasileiraPortuguese
  • Обыкновенный крокерRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the crocus

Other species in the same genus Micropogonias.

Bashaw

Micropogonias furnieri

SciaenidaeNo free photo yet

Gulf croaker

Micropogonias megalops

SciaenidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the crocus an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the crocus as introduced in 2 countries: Belgium and China, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the crocus?

The crocus (Micropogonias undulatus) 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). Crocus (Micropogonias undulatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/crocus

MLA

“Crocus (Micropogonias undulatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/crocus.

BibTeX
@misc{crocus_2026,
  title = {Crocus (Micropogonias undulatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/crocus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}