Southern Kingfish
Menticirrhus americanus
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 932
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
Menticirrhus americanus, the southern kingfish, southern kingcroaker, king whiting, Carolina whiting, sea mullet, roundhead, or whiting, is a species of marine fish in the family Sciaenidae. It lives in shallow coastal waters on the western fringes of the Atlantic Ocean.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Menticirrhus americanus”.