Where Does Croaker Live?

Croaker lives in specific habitats. Knowing where to look helps you find and identify it.

Where to find Croaker

Water type

saltwater

Depth

Primarily shallow coastal waters, estuaries, and bays, ranging from intertidal zones to depths of several hundred meters for some offshore species.

Environment

Typically found over sandy or muddy bottoms, often near structures like reefs, jetties, or seagrass beds. Many species are euryhaline, tolerating a wide range of salinities and frequently entering brackish estuaries and even freshwater for feeding or spawning.

Geographic range

Cosmopolitan in tropical and temperate marine and estuarine waters worldwide, including the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans.

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