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Corvina

Fish · Sciaenidae
Corvina — Sciaenidae fish

Claudio Ciancio, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Also called
🇺🇸Croaker🇫🇷Corvine🇮🇹Ombrina🇩🇪Umberfisch

Corvina (whitemouth croaker) is a popular coastal fish across Latin America, known for its firm, white, mild flesh. It is highly versatile — used in ceviches across Peru and Mexico, grilled whole, and baked. The name corvina is used across Spain and Latin America, though it can refer to several related species. It is often confused with sea bass on menus and in markets.

Names by country

CountryNameNotes
🇺🇸United StatesCroaker
🇬🇧United KingdomCorvina
🇲🇽MexicoCorvinaPopular for ceviche on Mexico's Pacific coast
🇦🇷ArgentinaCorvinaprimaryOne of the most popular Atlantic fish in Argentina
🇫🇷FranceCorvine
🇪🇸SpainCorvina
🇧🇷BrazilCorvinaPopular in southern Brazil
🇮🇹ItalyOmbrinaMediterranean Sciaenidae closely related to the South American corvina.
🇩🇪GermanyUmberfisch

Culinary substitutes

Huachinango
Huachinango

Both are firm white fish popular in Latin American ceviches and grilled preparations — red snapper has a sweeter flavor, corvina is milder.

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