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| Spotfin croaker | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Sciaenidae |
| Genus: | Roncador Jordan & Gilbert, 1880 |
| Species: | R. stearnsii
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| Binomial name | |
| Roncador stearnsii (Steindachner, 1876)
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The spotfin croaker (Roncador stearnsii) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging o the family Sciaenidae, the drums and croakers. This species occurs from Mazatlán, Mexico, to Point Conception, California, including the Gulf of California. It is the only species in the genus Roncador. In California, they are most commonly found south of Los Angeles Harbor. They live along beaches and in bays over bottoms varying from coarse sand to heavy mud and at depths varying from 4 to 50 feet or more. They prefer depressions and holes near shore.
- ^ Chao, L. & Espinosa-Perez, H. (2020). "Roncador stearnsii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T183830A131075644. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T183830A131075644.en. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Roncandor stearnsii". FishBase. February 2023 version.