Angola croaker

Short description: Species of fish

Angola croaker

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Actinopterygii
Order:  | Acanthuriformes
Family:  | Sciaenidae
Genus:  | Miracorvina
Trewavas, 1962
Species:  |

M. angolensis

Binomial name
Miracorvina angolensis

(Norman, 1935)

Synonyms[2]

* Sciaena angolensis Norman, 1935
* (Norman, 1935) Pseudosciaena angolensis

The Angola croaker (Miracorvina angolensis) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sciaenidae, the drums and croakers. This is the only species in the monospecific genus Miracorvina. This fish is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean from the Gulf of Guinea to southern Angola where it is found at depths between 50 and 300 m (160 and 980 ft) over sand and mud substrates in waters on the continental shelf and slope, staying deeper than the thermocline. It is a predator of nektonic fishes and crustaceans. This species has a maximum published total length of 120 cm (47 in) but 60 cm (24 in) is more typical.[2] It is thought to be a rare species and is not targeted by fisheries.[1]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nunoo, F. (2020). "Miracorvina angolensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T49186649A131030872. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T49186649A131030872.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/49186649/131030872. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2023). "Miracorvina angolensis" in FishBase. February 2023 version.

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