Common yellowtail croaker
Umbrina xanti
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Eupercaria incertae sedis
- Family
- Sciaenidae
- Genus
- Umbrina
Where to Find
Found in 6 diving areas across 5 countries and 3 regions.
- Cocos Island, Costa Rica - 5 records
- Coiba National Park, Panama - 5 records
- Sea of Cortez, Mexico - 22 records
- Isla de la Plata, Ecuador - 8 records
- Lima & Palomino Islands, Peru - 1 records
- Mancora & North Coast, Peru - 6 records