Croaker
Micropogonias undulatus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Teleostei
Order	Perciformes
Family	Sciaenidae
Genus	Micropogonias
Species	Micropogonias undulatus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Description

Diagnostic characters

Ecological class: Accidental

Distribution

Range

Counties

County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.

Conservation and management

IUCN Red List

LC Least Concern

Assessed in 2020.

NatureServe

G5 Secure

National ranks

United States: N5 Secure

Subnational ranks

Mississippi: S5 Secure
New York: SNRN (non-breeding)
Delaware: SNR Unranked
Alabama: S4 Apparently Secure
South Carolina: S4 Apparently Secure
Louisiana: S5 Secure
Georgia: S5 Secure
Texas: S4 Apparently Secure

Ranks looked up 2 July 2026. Conservation status changes, and a rank here is as current as that date and no more.

State and federal status

Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.

References

Poucher, S. 2022. Wildlife of Florida's Springs. An Illustrated Guide to over 150 Species. Pineapple Press, Palm Beach, Florida, USA. 196 pp. ISBN 9780000000000.

This account was last revised 6 September 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 2 July 2026.

How to cite this account

Micropogonias undulatus (Linnaeus, 1766). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2651. https://cavebiology.org/species/micropogonias-undulatus/ (accessed 22 October 2026).

Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.

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