Scorched croaker

Atrobucca adusta

A low dorsal trails into an unusually long tail base

Black
Brown
Tropical
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

Scorched croaker is a marine fish found in ocean habitats. One memorable detail in its record is this: A low dorsal trails into an unusually long tail base.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Sciaenidae
Genus: Atrobucca
Maximum length: 46 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Southwest Pacific: near Lae, Papua New Guinea. Known only from 2 specimens.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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