Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Odontoscion eurymesops
corvina bronce, bombache ojon, corvina bronce., Wide-eye croaker, bronze croaker
Silvery bronze to brown; head darker; fins dusky gray. Blunt snout; squared-off tail. Lenghts of at least 25 cm
Habitat: Rocky coastal areas, where they occasionally school in the water column. Also Inshore waters over sandy or muddy substrate.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Eupercaria incertae sedis
Family
Sciaenidae
Genus
Odontoscion
Species
eurymesops
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Corvula eurymesops Heller & Snodgrass, 1903, fide Appeltans et al. (2010)
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: An insular endemic; known only from Cocos and Ecuador in Galapagos Islands.
- Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
- Constant, P. (2007) Marine Life of the Galapagos. The Diver's guide to Fishes, Whales, Dolphins and marine Invertebrates, 307 pp.
- Edgar, G.J. Fariña, J.M., Calvopiña, M., Martínez, C. & Banks, S. (2002) Comunidades submareales rocosas II: Peces y macroinvertebrados móviles. In: Danulat, E. & Edgar, G.J. (eds.) (2002): Reserva Marina de Galápagos. Línea Base de la Biodiversidad. Fundación Charles Darwin/Servicio Parque Nacional Galápagos, Santa Cruz, Galápagos, Ecuador, p. 68-97.
- Grove, J.S. Lavenberg, R.J. (1997) The Fishes of the Galapagos Islands. Stanford University Press, Stanford California. 862 pp.
- Humann, P. Deloach, N. (2003) Reef Fish Identification - Galapagos. New World Publication, Inc. Florida USA & Libri Mundi, Quito, Ecuador, 226 pp.
- IUCN (2023) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-2 Https://www.iucnredlist.org
- IUCN (2010) IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 April 2010.
- IUCN (2023) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2023-1. Https://www.iucnredlist.org
- McCosker, J.E. Rosenblatt, R.H. (2010) The fishes of the Galápagos Archipelago: an update. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sc., Ser. 4, vol. 61, Suppl. II, no. 11: 167-195.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Odontoscion eurymesops", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7782. Accessed 3 November 2026.