Sciaenidae
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Sciaena umbra, one of the Sciaenidae
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Etymology
Proper noun
Sciaenidae
- A taxonomic family within the infraclass Teleostei – some perciform fish, called drums, croakers, or hardheads.
Hyponyms
- (family): Aplodinotus, Argyrosomus (meagres), Aspericorvina (prickly croaker), Atractoscion (seabasses), Atrobucca (croakers), Austronibea (yellow croaker), Bahaba, Bairdiella (striped croakers), Boesemania (Boeseman croaker), Cheilotrema (croakers), Chrysochir (Reeve's croaker), Cilus (corvina drum), Collichthys, Corvula (croakers), Ctenosciaena (drums), Cynoscion (weakfish), Daysciaena, Dendrophysa, Elattarchus, Equetus, Genyonemus, Isopisthus, Johnius (mostly croakers), Kathala, Larimichthys, Larimus, Leiostomus, Lonchurus, Macrodon, Macrospinosa, Megalonibea, Menticirrhus, Micropogonias, Miichthys, Miracorvina, Nebris, Nibea, Odontoscion, Ophioscion, Otolithes, Otolithoides, Pachypops, Pachyurus (croakers), Panna (croakers), Paralonchurus (banded croakers), Paranebris, Paranibea (half-mourning croaker), Pareques (highhats, drums), Pennahia (croakers), Pentheroscion, Petilipinnis, Plagioscion, Pogonias (black drum), Protonibea (blackspotted croaker), Protosciaena (drums), Pseudotolithus (croakers), Pteroscion (boe drum), Pterotolithus (croakers), Roncador (spotfin croaker), Sciaena, Sciaenops (red drum), Seriphus (queenfish), Sonorolux (estuary croaker), Stellifer (stardrums), Totoaba, Umbrina (drums) – genera
- †Caucasisciaena, †Diaphyodus, †Eocilophyodus, †Jefitchia, †Lompoquia, †Pseudoumbrina – extinct genera
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References
Sciaenidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Sciaenidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Sciaenidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
