Menticirrhus americanus

See also: Yellowtail amberjack

Menticirrhus americanus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Sciaenidae
Genus: Menticirrhus
Species:
M. americanus
Binomial name
Menticirrhus americanus
(Linnaeus, 1758) [2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Cyprinus americanus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Menticirrhus martinicensis (Cuvier, 1830)
  • Perca alburnus Linnaeus, 1766
  • Umbrina arenata Cuvier, 1830
  • Umbrina gracilis Cuvier, 1830
  • Umbrina martinicensis Cuvier, 1830

Menticirrhus americanus, the southern kingfish, southern kingcroaker, king whiting, Carolina whiting, sea mullet, roundhead,[3] or whiting, is a species of marine fish in the family Sciaenidae. It lives in shallow coastal waters on the western fringes of the Atlantic Ocean.

  1. ^ Chao, L.; Espinosa-Perez, H.; Aguilera Socorro, O.; Haimovici, M. (2020). "Menticirrhus americanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T195075A82668543. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T195075A82668543.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Bailly, Nicolas (2011). "Menticirrhus americanus (Linnaeus, 1758)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2012-03-08.
  3. ^ "Fish Species in Virginia Beach • Virginia Beach, VA".