Geelbeck croaker

Atractoscion aequidens

Fish
IUCN: Near threatened

Usual depth15–67 m
Water temperature16–24 °C
Best monthsJanuary, February, and March
How commonCommon

About this species

The geelbeck croaker, also known as the African weakfish or Cape salmon, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sciaenidae, the drums and croakers. This species is found in the southwestern Indian Ocean off southeastern Africa.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 3,687 records
February: 3,104 records
March: 3,130 records
April: 2,304 records
May: 2,885 records
June: 3,044 records
July: 2,159 records
August: 1,509 records
September: 1,601 records
October: 1,477 records
November: 1,840 records
December: 3,002 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 15–67 m · Deepest record: 141 m

10–20 m: 20 records
20–30 m: 18 records
30–40 m: 1 records
40–50 m: 3 records
50–60 m: 7 records
60–70 m: 2 records
70–80 m: 1 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 1 records
110–120 m: 1 records
120+ m: 2 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 16–24 °C

14–16 °C: 1 records
16–18 °C: 525 records
18–20 °C: 125 records
20–22 °C: 116 records
22–24 °C: 165 records
24–26 °C: 4 records

Names and classification

English: Geelbeck croaker, African Weakfish, Cape Salmon, geelbeck croaker, Geelbeek, Geelbek Croaker, Teraglin

Names in 2 more languages

Spanish: Corvina Prieta, Corvinata Prieta, teraglin
French: Téraglin

Other scientific names: Otolithus aequidens

Similar species

Japanese meagre
Argyrosomus japonicus
Squaretail kob
Argyrosomus thorpei
Southern meagre
Argyrosomus hololepidotus
Meagre
Argyrosomus regius
Bearded croaker
Johnius amblycephalus
Croaker
Johnius borneensis

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
29,747 open-data records from 1961 to 2015.

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