Species catalog

California corbina

Menticirrhus undulatus

California corbina (Menticirrhus undulatus) belongs to the family Sciaenidae. Habitat: salt water.

California corbina (Menticirrhus undulatus), illustration

Profile

Scientific nameMenticirrhus undulatus
FamilySciaenidae
HabitatSalt water
GroupDrums and croakers
Other namesCorbina, Kingfish
Regional lists in FishincUS and Canada saltwater

Identifying features

  • Elongated, slender drum
  • Underslung mouth with a single short chin barbel
  • Plain uniform grey-blue to silvery body without any bars or blotches, only faint thin wavy oblique lines
  • Concave tail

California corbina in other languages

LanguageName
GermanKalifornischer Umberfisch
FrenchBourrugue de Californie
SpanishRatón

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