Yellow Sea Croaker is a silvery fish with yellowish fins that lives on sandy and muddy coastal bottoms in the northwestern Pacific. Yellow Sea Croaker does not live along U.S. coasts. It is also called yellow drum.
Appearance
Appearance
It is silvery with a darker back and yellowish fins. Faint slanted lines can show on the upper sides.
Where it lives
Typical habitats
Muddy and sandy coastal bottoms
Range
Its range includes Korea, southern Japan, and the East China Sea.
Behavior
Diet
In Japan’s Seto Inland Sea, it eats small fish, shrimp, and crabs.