Fun Facts
Atlantic croaker are silvery greenish or grayish fish with brassy spots on their side.
They have 3
to 5 pairs of small barbels on their chin.
They produce the characteristic drumming sound of their family, Sciaenidae,
by vibrating their swim bladder with special muscles, just like the
Black Drum.
They are one of the most abundant
inshore, bottom-dwelling fish from the Chesapeake Bay south to
Florida.
Atlantic croaker are bottom-dwelling creatures.
They
eat marine worms, mollusks, crustaceans, and occasionally fish.
In turn Atlantic croaker are eaten by many other fish, including striped bass, flounder, shark, weakfish, spotted seatrout, and bluefish. |
