---
title: "Brown Meagre"
description: "Sciaena umbra — Fish. The brown meagre or corb (Sciaena umbra) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sciaenidae, the drums and croakers."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/brown-meagre
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Brown Meagre

> Sciaena umbra — Fish. The brown meagre or corb (Sciaena umbra) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sciaenidae, the drums and croakers.

- Scientific name: *Sciaena umbra*
- Category: `fish` (Fish)
- Habitats: `sea` (Sea & coast)
- iNaturalist observations: 1458
- Wikidata: [Q1383737](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1383737)
- iNaturalist taxon: [118683](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/118683)

## Names

- en: Brown Meagre
- de: Meerrabe
- es: Corvallo
- fr: Corb
- nl: Zwarte ombervis

## Countries with the most observations

FR (646), ES (412), IT (127), GR (94), HR (24), MC (15), RU (11), DZ (10), TR (8), GE (7), SI (6), PT (4)

## Summary

The brown meagre or corb (Sciaena umbra) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sciaenidae, the drums and croakers. This species found in the eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea, occurring in shallow waters with sandy bottoms. It is harvested for human consumption, especially in the Mediterranean.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_meagre

## Photo

![Brown Meagre](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/brown-meagre/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andra Waagmeester · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/178184682

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/brown-meagre?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).