white croaker
genyonemus lineatus latin

White croakers swim in loose schools at or near the bottom of sandy areas.

Consumption of white croaker, which has the highest contamination levels, should be avoided.

The white croaker is the only species of in the genus Genyonemus.

The body of the white croaker is elongate and somewhat compressed.

White croaker meat has been used as a co-ingredient in creating Crab stick.

EPA continues to sample white croakers at local markets.

While the ages of white croakers have not been determined conclusively, it is thought that some live as long as 15 or more years.

The white croaker is one of five California croakers that have mouths located under their heads (subterminal).

If a person desires to fish specifically for white croakers a tough, difficult-to-steal bait, such as squid, is recommended.

White croakers eat a variety of fishes, squid, shrimp, octopus, worms, small crabs, clams and other items, either living or dead.

As a part of the Superfund project, the EPA is looking to reinforce the commercial and recreational fishing ban on white croaker.

White croaker Genyonemus lineatus (United Kingdom)

White croaker (Genyonemus lineatus) is a species of croaker occurring in the Eastern Pacific.

Mid-pier, casting away from the pier, yields small tom cod (white croaker) and herring (queenfish), jacksmelt, yellowfin croaker and an occasional halibut.

White croakers have been taken from Magdalena Bay, Baja California, to Vancouver Island, British Columbia, but are not abundant north of San Francisco.

New Zealand Hoki is also used, and some Asian manufacturers use Southeast Asian fish like Golden Treadfin Bream and White Croaker.

The 12 to 15 spines in the first dorsal fin serve to distinguish white croakers from all the other croakers with sub-terminal mouths, since none of these has more than 11 spines in this fin.

In addition to those fish already cited by the FDA, the groups recommend that pregnant women avoid nine others: tuna steaks, sea bass, Gulf Coast oysters, marlin, halibut, pike, walleye, white croaker - also known as the Pacific croaker - and largemouth bass.

Small "spotties" are sometimes confused with small white croakers, but a count of the dorsal fin spines will quickly separate them; the spotfin croaker has 11 or fewer (usually ten), while the white croaker has 12 to 15.

EPA will be working with the California Department of Fish and Game to enhance enforcement of the white croaker commercial fishing ban off Palos Verdes peninsula and the daily catch limit on white croaker for non-commercial anglers.

March 2000 - The EPA increased enforcement of the commercial fishing ban and recreational catch limit for white croaker along the Palos Verdes coast, began educating people about fish consumption advisories, monitored contaminant levels in commercially sold fish, and announced a plan to cap the polluted ocean sediment with clean sediment.

White croaker Genyonemus lineatus (United Kingdom)

White croaker (Genyonemus lineatus) is a species of croaker occurring in the Eastern Pacific.