Umbrine

Yellowfin croaker ( Roncador Umbrina )

The Umbrina is a genus of the family of croakers ( Sciaenidae ). It comes with 17 species found in tropical and warm temperate waters of the Atlantic, the Mediterranean, the Western Indian Ocean and the eastern Pacific.

Features

The species of fish are of elongated, laterally flattened somewhat physique with rounded belly. The head is lower than the relatively high back. The mouth is small and inferior. On the chin sits a short, stocky Bartel with a pore at the end and two more, the base flanking pores. The eye is of medium size and has a quarter of the length of the head, or more to the diameter. The teeth are sitting in two rows each jaw, of which the upper jaw is the outer larger. The edge of the Vordeckels is finely serrated. The body is dark brown or silver and has opaque stripes or vertical bars on. The first dorsal fin is short and has ten slim hard jets on. The second, long dorsal fin has 25 to 30 soft rays. The small anal fin has two hard and five to eight soft rays.

Species

Currently, 17 species are recognized in the genus:

  • Umbrina analis Günther, 1868
  • Umbrina broussonnetii Cuvier, 1830
  • Umbrina bussingi López S., 1980
  • Umbrina canariensis Valenciennes, 1843
  • Umbrina canosai Berg, 1895
  • Usually Umber ( Umbrina cirrosa ) (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Umbrina coroides Cuvier, 1830
  • Umbrina dorsalis Gill, 1862
  • Umbrina galapagorum Steindachner, 1878
  • Umbrina imberbis Günther, 1873
  • Umbrina milliae Miller, 1971
  • Umbrina reedi Günther, 1880
  • Umbrina Roncador Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
  • Umbrina ronchus Valenciennes, 1843
  • Umbrina steindachneri Cadenat, 1951
  • Umbrina wintersteeni Walker & Radford, 1992
  • Umbrina xanti Gill, 1862
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