silver croaker
Bairdiella chrysoura (Lacepède, 1802)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Silver perch ( Bairdiella chrysoura ). Gulf of Mexico.
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Open encyclopedia reference
Bairdiella chrysoura, the American silver perch, silver croaker or goldtail croaker, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sciaenidae, the drums and croakers. This species is widespread along the eastern cost of North America and is commonly caught by inshore anglers in search of larger species. This fish is common up to 20 cm (7.9 in), but can be found uncommonly to 30 cm (12 in).
Wikipedia contributors, Bairdiella chrysoura; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:18:28.397315+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Bairdiella chrysoura (Lacepède, 1802)
- Name authority
- (Lacepède, 1802)
- Common name
- silver croaker
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Sciaenidae
- Genus
- Bairdiella
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- familySciaenidae Cuvier, 1829
- genusBairdiella Gill, 1861
- speciesBairdiella chrysoura (Lacepède, 1802)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Bairdiella. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| armed croakerBairdiella armata Gill, 1863 | SciaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bairdiella veraecrucis Jordan & Dickerson, 1908 | SciaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| swordspine croakerBairdiella ensifera (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) | SciaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| bairdiellaBairdiella icistia (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) | SciaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| ground croakerBairdiella ronchus (Cuvier, 1830) | SciaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Bairdiella chrysura (Lacepède, 1802) (Lacepède, 1802) | synonym |
| Bodianus argyroleucus Mitchill, 1815 Mitchill, 1815 | synonym |
| Perca punctatus Linnaeus, 1766 Linnaeus, 1766 | synonym |
| Bodianus exiguus Mitchill, 1815 Mitchill, 1815 | synonym |
| Dipterodon chrysourus Lacepède, 1802 Lacepède, 1802 | synonym |
| Bodianus pallidus Mitchill, 1815 Mitchill, 1815 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159303 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:68B7Q. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.