yellow croaker
Larimichthys polyactis (Bleeker, 1877)
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
Larimichthys polyactis, called the redlip croaker, small yellow croaker, little yellow croaker or yellow corvina, is a species of croaker native to the western Pacific, generally in temperate waters such as the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea.
Wikipedia contributors, Larimichthys polyactis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:21:24.196966+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Larimichthys polyactis (Bleeker, 1877)
- Name authority
- (Bleeker, 1877)
- Common name
- yellow croaker
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Sciaenidae
- Genus
- Larimichthys
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · 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
- genusLarimichthys Jordan & Starks, 1905
- speciesLarimichthys polyactis (Bleeker, 1877)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Larimichthys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| large yellow croakerLarimichthys crocea (Richardson, 1846) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Sciaena manchurica Jordan & Thompson, 1911 Jordan & Thompson, 1911 | synonym |
| Sciaena ogiwara Nichols, 1913 Nichols, 1913 | synonym |
| Othonias brevirostris Wang, 1935 Wang, 1935 | synonym |
| Pseudosciaena manchurica (Jordan & Thompson, 1911) (Jordan & Thompson, 1911) | synonym |
| Argyrosomus polyactis (Bleeker, 1877) (Bleeker, 1877) | synonym |
| Larimichthys rathbunae Jordan & Starks, 1905 Jordan & Starks, 1905 | synonym |
| Pseudosciaena polyactis Bleeker, 1877 Bleeker, 1877 | synonym |
| Collichthys polyactis (Bleeker, 1877) (Bleeker, 1877) | synonym |
| Collichthys rathbunae (Jordan & Starks, 1905) (Jordan & Starks, 1905) | 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=281273 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. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
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:6NXNS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.