Yellowtail croaker | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Acanthuriformes |
Family: | Sciaenidae |
Genus: | Austronibea Trewavas, 1977 |
Species: | A. oedogenys
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Binomial name | |
Austronibea oedogenys Trevawas, 1977
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The yellowtail croaker (Austronibea oedogenys), also known as the yellowtail jewfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sciaenidae, the drums and croakers. This species is found in the southwestern Pacific Ocean off northern Australia and southern New Guinea. It is the only species in the monospecific genus Austronibea.