Larimichthys is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Sciaenidae, the drums and croakers.

These fishes, commonly known as yellow croakers, are found in the Western Pacific Ocean.

[4] Larimichthys is a combination of Larimus, as this genus was considered to be closely related close to that genus but being different in the possession of cycloid scales, non-uniform teeth, weak spines in the anal fin and a more cavernous head, with ichthys, meaning "fish".

[5] Larimichthys has 4 valid species classified within it:[6] Larimichthys croakers are distinguished from other genera of Sciaenids by the carrot-shaped swimbladder having horn-like or tube-like appendages which begin on either the headward or tailward part of the swim bladder.

[6] The genus includes major fishery species in the Northwest Pacific, principally by China: with a catch of 438 thousand tonnes in 2012, small yellow croaker Larimichthys polyactis is 24th among the 70 "principal" capture species, and also the annual catches of large yellow croaker Larimichthys crocea are significant at 70 thousand tonnes.