PACIFIC KINGCROAKER

Menticirrhus elongatus

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IUCN Red List Status: NOT EVALUATED

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  - Ray-finned fishes +
    - Perch-like fishes +
      - Drums or croakers +
        
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        Pacific kingcroaker
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Inhabits coastal waters, especially along sandy shores and lagoons (Ref. 9118). Feeds on polychaetes, crustaceans and mollusks (Ref. 9118). Common in markets (Ref. 9118).

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	Amblyglyphidodon flavilatus Allen & Randall, 1980 Yellowfin damsel
	Apogon retrosella (Gill, 1862) Barspot cardinalfish
	Malacocephalus laevis (Lowe, 1843) Softhead grenadier
	Scorpaena pascuensis Eschmeyer & Allen, 1971

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