White croaker
species of fish
White croaker (Genyonemus lineatus) is a species of croaker occurring in the Eastern Pacific. White croakers have been taken from Magdalena Bay, Baja California Sur, to Vancouver Island, British Columbia, but are not abundant north of San Francisco. White croakers swim in loose schools at or near the bottom of sandy areas. Sometimes they aggregate in the surf zone or in shallow bays and lagoons. Most of the time they are found in offshore areas at depths of 3 to 30 meters (10 to 100 ft). On rare occasions they are fairly abundant at depths as great as 200 meters (660 feet).
The white croaker is the only species of in the genus Genyonemus. A fossil relative, G. whistleri, is known from the Late Miocene-aged Puente Formation of the Los Angeles Basin. Other common names for the fish include Pasadena trout, tommy croaker, and little bass.
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The body of the white croaker is elongate and somewhat compressed.
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