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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Sciaenidae Drums or croakers

Genus: Nibea

(See list of species below)


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10 species (see list below)

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Photo by CAFS

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 43.5 cm SL
Nibea albiflora (Richardson, 1846)

Photo by CAFS
 
Nibea albiflora
[Yellow drum]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
 
Nibea chui
[Chu's croaker]

Photo by Yang, N.-S.

Eastern Indian Ocean and

Nibea coibor (Hamilton, 1822)

Photo by Yang, N.-S.
 
Nibea coibor
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No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm SL
 
Nibea leptolepis
[Small scale croaker]

Photo by Iranian Fisheries Research Organization (IFRO)

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Nibea maculata (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Photo by Iranian Fisheries Research Organization (IFRO)
 
Nibea maculata
[Blotched croaker]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 23 cm SL
 
Nibea microgenys
[Small-jaw croaker]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 75 cm SL
 
Nibea mitsukurii
[Honnibe croaker]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 24 cm SL
Nibea semifasciata Chu, Lo & Wu, 1963

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Nibea semifasciata
[Sharpnose croaker]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 60 cm SL
Nibea soldado (Lacepède, 1802)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Nibea soldado
[Soldier croaker]

Photo by Go, J.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 65 cm SL
Nibea squamosa Sasaki, 1992

Photo by Go, J.
 
Nibea squamosa
[Scale croaker]
10 Species of Family Sciaenidae with Genus Nibea
(Drums or croakers)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1846 Nibea albiflora Yellow drum Northwest Pacific 43.5 SL
1971 Nibea chui Chu's croaker Northwest Pacific 40 TL
1822 Nibea coibor Eastern Indian Ocean and
1918 Nibea leptolepis Small scale croaker Western Central Pacific 22 SL
1801 Nibea maculata Blotched croaker Indian Ocean 30 TL
1992 Nibea microgenys Small-jaw croaker Western Central Pacific 23 SL
1900 Nibea mitsukurii Honnibe croaker Northwest Pacific 75 SL
1963 Nibea semifasciata Sharpnose croaker Western Pacific 24 SL
1802 Nibea soldado Soldier croaker Indo-West Pacific 60 SL
1992 Nibea squamosa Scale croaker Western Central Pacific 65 SL



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