Northern Kingfish

Menticirrhus saxatilis, the northern kingfish or northern kingcroaker, is a species of marine fish in the family Sciaenidae (commonly known as the "drum" or "croaker" family). It lives in the shallow coastal waters of the western Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Northern Kingfish being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Menticirrhus americanus
• Menticirrhus littoralis
• Larimus fasciatus
• Menticirrhus undulatus

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Actinopterygii

Order

Acanthuriformes

Family

Sciaenidae

Genus

Menticirrhus

Species

Menticirrhus saxatilis

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