drumfish
Sound-making sea creature
A drumfish is a fish that produces a drumming or croaking sound by vibrating muscles against its swim bladder.
The name covers various species in the family Sciaenidae, found in coastal and freshwater environments.
Anglers prize some varieties, like the red drum, as game fish.
Also called simply drum.
Fish producing grunting sounds
- red drumSpotted coastal game fish
- weakfishSoft-mouthed Atlantic fish
- corvinaCoastal American food fish
- spotMark or location
kingfish · meagre · sheepshead
Fish buoyancy organ
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
- finsSwimming appendages
- gillsAquatic respiratory organs
- pharyngeal teethTeeth in fish gullet
River-sea meeting points
- inshoreClose to the coast
- coastalOf the shoreline
- saltwaterOcean water, chemically speaking
- brackishMildly salty water
bottom-dweller · gulf · bay · tidal · sandy bottom · mudflat · reef · mangrove
Recreational hook-and-line pursuit
- baitLure for prey
- surf castingAngling from shoreline into waves
- cut baitAbandon a failing effort
- shrimpSmall edible crustacean
croaker
Fish producing grunting sounds
- red drumSpotted coastal game fish
- weakfishSoft-mouthed Atlantic fish
- corvinaCoastal American food fish
spot · kingfish · meagre · sheepshead
swim bladder
Fish buoyancy organ
estuaries
River-sea meeting points
brackish · bottom-dweller · gulf · bay · tidal · sandy bottom · mudflat · reef · mangrove · seagrass
angling
Recreational hook-and-line pursuit
- baitLure for prey
- surf castingAngling from shoreline into waves
- cut baitAbandon a failing effort
croaking
Making hoarse sounds
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
- vibrationRapid oscillating movement
- mating callSpecies-specific courtship signal