Scientific Name	Larimichthys crocea   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Richardson, 1846)	Depth	10 - 70M
Chinese	大黃魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	石首魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F381　Sciaenidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	大黃魚
Max Length	80 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	黃魚、黃瓜、黃花魚、黃口、火口、大黃花
Distribution in World	North West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West
Habitats	Benthos、Estuary、Coastal	Holotype Locality	China
Synonyms	Collichthys chinensis, Collichthys croceus, Larimichthys croceus, Pseudosciaena amblyceps, Pseudosciaena crocea, Pseudosciaena undovittata, Sciaena crocea
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；福建魚類誌(朱等, 1985)  Richardson, J. 1846 朱元鼎 編 1985 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0063555. ASIZP0069749. ASIZP0069758. ASIZP0070974. ASIZP0071048. ASIZP0073962. ASIZP0079198. ASIZP0080394. ASIZP0080476. ASIZP0700246. ASIZP0803260. ASIZP0803261. ASIZP0804206. ASIZP0804231. ASIZP0913260. ASIZP0913261. ASIZP0914206. ASIZP0916427. CAS76438. FRIP01287. FRIP01300. MTP0069. MTP0080. MTP0166. MTP0205. NMMBP04353. NMMBP04760. NTP0205. NTUM00861. NTUM00862. NTUM00863. NTUM01771. NTUM05134. NTUM07185. NTUM07196. NTUM07197. NTUM07198. ...List all 52 records...
Barcode	2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2015-11-01,Yu-Ming Shih,CO1,100%
Common Name	Croceine croaker; Large yellow croaker
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin VIII-IX, I, 30-35; anal fin II, 7-9; pectoral fin I, 15-18; ventral fin I, 5; lateral-line scales 49-53; gill-rakers 7-9 + 18-20.Body elongated and compressed; Head bluntly pointed with a large, terminal and slightly oblique mouth, snout not protruded; length of upper jaw equal to lower one, maxilla ends below rear edge of eye. Teeth differentiated into large and small in both two jaw, the large forming outer series in upper jaw, large teeth in inner series in lower jaw and outer row of anterior teeth crowded together. 5 marginal pores and 3 rostral pores; 4 or 6 mental pores and the median divided. Anterior nostril round, the posterior one larger and elongated round. Preopercle serrated, operculum ending in two weak, flattened spines (often hidden by skin); with pseudobranch in inner side of operculum. Gill rakers slender, as long as gill filaments at angle of arch. Head covered by cycloid scales except rear vertex, front 1/3 of body covered by cycloid scales, other covered by ctenoid scales. Sagitta morphology referred to as the Larmichthys form, sagitta with umbo on outer surface; inner (medial) surface slightly convex, with a tadpole-shaped impression, which head round, tail spoon-shaped. Origin of pelvic fin behind top of pectoral fin base. Caudal fin rhomboid. Lining of body cavity black; Swim-bladder morphology referred to as the Larimichthys form, swimbladder carrot-shaped with a series 31 to 33 pairs of appendages, divided in dorsal and ventral limbs, no appendages enter the head; dorsal limb branched in a wing manner.Color: body purplish brown above and golden below. Dorsal fin yellowish brown, caudal fin yellowish brown with blackish brown tip; anal, pelvic and pectoral fins light yellow. Mouth lining white, margin of mouth light pink, gill chamber black at upper part and pink at lower part. Anal soft rays usually 8.
habitats	Inhabit coastal waters and estuaries. Feed on crustaceans and fishes.
Distribution	West
Utility	Foodfish