Mi-iuy croaker
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Sciaenidae
Genus: Miichthys
S.-Y. Lin, 1938
Species:
M. miiuy
Binomial name
Miichthys miiuy
(Basilewsky, 1855)
Synonyms[2]
  • Sciaena miiuy Basilewsky, 1855
  • Argyrosomus miiuy (Basilewsky, 1855)
  • Otolithus fauvelii Peters, 1881
  • Nibea imbricata Matsubara, 1937
  • Miichthys imbricatus (Matsubara, 1937)

The Mi-iuy croaker (Miichthys miiuy), or brown croaker, is a species marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sciaenidae, the drums and croakers. This demersal fish is found in the northwestern Pacific Ocean from western Japan to the East China Sea where it is found in coastal waters over sand and mud substrates. It is used in Traditional Chinese medicine[2] and as a food fish.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Cheng, J.-H.; Liu, M.; Nguyen Van, Q.; Sasaki, K.; Hoshino, K.; Sakai, T.; Santos, M.; Yang, C.-H.; Chen, M.-H.; Yeh, H.-M.; Mok, H.-K.; Liu, S.-H.; Seah, Y.G.; Shah, N.H.A. (2020). "Miichthys miiuy". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T49186498A49224912. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T49186498A49224912.en. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2023). "Miichthys miiuy" in FishBase. February 2023 version.
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