Author: (Cuvier, 1830)
FBname: Geelbeck croaker
Comments: Found in coastal waters, over sand muddy bottom.  Juveniles enter estuaries.  Adults feed on pelagic fishes at night.  Often caught with <i>Umbrina canariensis</i>.  Feeds on pelagic fish such as mackerel and horse mackerel (Ref. 36731).  Marketed fresh, flesh highly esteemed (Ref. 9772).