Species FAO code: LYC

Larimichthys crocea

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Austria	de Großer Gelbfisch	–
Denmark	da Gul trommefisk	–
Germany	de Großer Gelbfisch	–
Lithuania	lt didysis geltonasis kuprys	–
Spain	es Corvinata azafrán [Larimichthys croceus synonym for Larimichthys crocea]	Galicia: Corvina xaponesa [Larimichthys croceus synonym for Larimichthys crocea]

Main production methods

Caught
Farmed

Main fishing gears

List item: Trawls

Trawls

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Larimichthys crocea (Richardson, 1846)

Habitat

Saltwater
Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Larimichthys crocea (Richardson, 1846)

Scientific name

Larimichthys crocea

Author

(Richardson, 1846)

Rank

Species

FAO code

LYC

Morphological description

Body gold when fresh. Soft-rayed portions of dorsal and anal fins mostly covered with scales. Posterior part of pectoral fin not black. Anal soft rays usually 8 (Ref. 41299).

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderPerciformes
  - FamilySciaenidae
    - GenusLarimichthys
      - SpeciesLarimichthys crocea

Synonyms

Collichthys croceus (Richardson, 1846)
Pseudosciaena crocea (Richardson, 1846)
Larimichthys croceus (Richardson, 1846)
Sciaena crocea Richardson, 1846
Pseudosciaena undovittata Jordan & Seale, 1905
Collichthys chinensis Steindachner, 1866
Pseudosciaena amblyceps Bleeker, 1863

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Larimichthys crocea (Richardson, 1846)

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Larimichthys crocea

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Trawls

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 61 - Pacific, Northwest

Area 71 - Pacific, Western Central