Naming and Taxonomy
Almost every common name for the spot croaker refers to the darkened "spot" above the gill cover of the mature individuals. The croaker part of the name comes the association to the loud croaking sound they produce with their swim bladders. The spot croaker is called simply a spot by most countries that have a coastline within their natural range.
The genus Leiostomus belongs to the family Sciaenidae. This family contains 270 species from 70 genera that live in fresh, brackish, and marine water environments. All members of the genus Leiostomus carry either croaker or drum of some sort in their name, because of the croaking sound they produce.
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