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large yellow croaker

Larimichthys crocea (Richardson, 1846)

Source-backed taxonomic record

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.

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Open encyclopedia reference

Larimichthys crocea, commonly called the large yellow croaker, yellow croaker or croceine croaker, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sciaenidae, the drums and croakers. This species is found in the Western Pacific Ocean.

Wikipedia contributors, Larimichthys crocea; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T09:02:57.414667+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Larimichthys crocea (Richardson, 1846)
Name authority
(Richardson, 1846)
Common name
large 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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. familySciaenidae Cuvier, 1829
  11. genusLarimichthys Jordan & Starks, 1905
  12. speciesLarimichthys crocea (Richardson, 1846)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Larimichthys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
yellow croakerLarimichthys polyactis (Bleeker, 1877)SciaenidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 231 records assigned to Sciaenidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Pseudosciaena crocea (Richardson, 1846) (Richardson, 1846)synonym
Collichthys chinensis Steindachner, 1866 Steindachner, 1866synonym
Collichthys croceus (Richardson, 1846) (Richardson, 1846)synonym
Sciaena crocea Richardson, 1846 Richardson, 1846synonym
Larimichthys croceus (Richardson, 1846) (Richardson, 1846)synonym
Pseudosciaena undovittata Jordan & Seale, 1905 Jordan & Seale, 1905synonym
Pseudosciaena amblyceps Bleeker, 1863 Bleeker, 1863synonym

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.

  1. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=281271 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:6NXNY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.