What is "white croaker"

n. A species of croaker found in the Eastern Pacific, (taxlink Genyonemus lineatus species noshow=1)

1. n. silvery and bluish drumfish of shallow California coastal waters [syn: queenfish, Seriphus politus]

2. small silvery marine food fish found off California [syn: chenfish, kingfish, Genyonemus lineatus]

White croaker (Genyonemus lineatus) is a species of croaker occurring in the Eastern Pacific. White croakers have been taken from Magdalena Bay, Baja California, to Vancouver Island, British Columbia, but are not abundant north of San Francisco. White croakers swim in loose schools at or near the bottom of sandy areas. Sometimes they aggregate in the surf zone or in shallow bays and lagoons. Most of the time they are found in offshore areas at depths of . On rare occasions they are fairly abundant at depths as great as .

The white croaker is the only species of in the genus Genyonemus. Other common names for the fish include Pasadena trout, tommy croaker, and little bass.