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Gulf croaker

Micropogonias megalops (Gilbert, 1890)

Status not recordedbony fish

The gulf croaker (Micropogonias megalops) is a species in the family Sciaenidae, order Perciformes.

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Quick facts about the gulf croaker

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 gulf croaker live?

Not recorded

Is the gulf croaker 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 gulf croaker classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familySciaenidae
  6. genusMicropogonias
  7. SpeciesMicropogonias megalops (Gilbert, 1890)

Synonyms Micropogon megalops

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Bigeye croakerEnglish
  • BerrugataSpanish
  • Tambour à grand œilFrench
  • chano norteñoSpanish
  • Corvina ojo grandeSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the gulf croaker

Other species in the same genus Micropogonias.

Crocus

Micropogonias undulatus

SciaenidaeNo free photo yet

Bashaw

Micropogonias furnieri

SciaenidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the gulf croaker?

The gulf croaker (Micropogonias megalops) belongs to the family Sciaenidae in the order Perciformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Gulf croaker (Micropogonias megalops). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/gulf-croaker

MLA

“Gulf croaker (Micropogonias megalops).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/gulf-croaker.

BibTeX
@misc{gulf_croaker_2026,
  title = {Gulf croaker (Micropogonias megalops)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/gulf-croaker},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}