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White Croaker

Genyonemus lineatus

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Daniel W. Gotshall
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In-depth Information Regarding this Species

Substrate Sand or mud (Love 1996)

Behavior School (Love 1996)

Maximum Overall Recorded Size (cm) 43.2 (Love 1996)

Average Maximum Overall Length (cm) 35.6 (Love 1996)

Overall Maximum Age (years) 13 (Love 1996)

Overall Age at Maturity (years) 1–4
1 (50% mature) (Love 1996)

Time of Year of Spawning November–August (Love 1996)

Days to Hatch 2 (at 20°C) (Love 1996)

Habitat where Larvae are found Favor cloudy water
Found from San Francisco southward (Love 1996)

Juvenile Food Preference Plankton (Love 1996)

Habitat where Adults are found (depth in meters) Cloudy water
Feed at night (Love 1996)

Adult Food Preference When over 10 cm individuals eat Worms, Gammarid Amphipods, Shrimp, Small Fish (Love 1996)

Commercial Fishery "Sizeable" (Love)

Parasites or Disease Many people believe species is worm infested, less worms than more popular species (i.e. California Halibut) (Love 1996)

Recent Wild Harvest Data for Oregon
Data from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Year Total Catch
(Pounds) Ex-vessel Value
( U.S. Dollars)

1989 N/A N/A

1990 N/A N/A

1991 N/A N/A

1992 N/A N/A

1993 N/A N/A

1994 N/A N/A

1995 N/A N/A

1996 N/A N/A

1997 N/A N/A

1998 N/A N/A

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Substrate	Sand or mud (Love 1996)
Behavior	School (Love 1996)
Maximum Overall Recorded Size (cm)	43.2 (Love 1996)
Average Maximum Overall Length (cm)	35.6 (Love 1996)
Overall Maximum Age (years)	13 (Love 1996)
Overall Age at Maturity (years)	1–4 1 (50% mature) (Love 1996)
Time of Year of Spawning	November–August (Love 1996)
Days to Hatch	2 (at 20°C) (Love 1996)
Habitat where Larvae are found	Favor cloudy water Found from San Francisco southward (Love 1996)
Juvenile Food Preference	Plankton (Love 1996)
Habitat where Adults are found (depth in meters)	Cloudy water Feed at night (Love 1996)
Adult Food Preference	When over 10 cm individuals eat Worms, Gammarid Amphipods, Shrimp, Small Fish (Love 1996)
Commercial Fishery	"Sizeable" (Love)
Parasites or Disease	Many people believe species is worm infested, less worms than more popular species (i.e. California Halibut) (Love 1996)

Year	Total Catch (Pounds)	Ex-vessel Value ( U.S. Dollars)
1989	N/A	N/A
1990	N/A	N/A
1991	N/A	N/A
1992	N/A	N/A
1993	N/A	N/A
1994	N/A	N/A
1995	N/A	N/A
1996	N/A	N/A
1997	N/A	N/A
1998	N/A	N/A