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Sciaenidae

Sciaenidae

Translingual

Sciaena umbra, one of the Sciaenidae

Proper noun

Sciaenidae

  1. A taxonomic family within the superfamily Percoidea – some perciform fish, called drums, croakers, or hardheads.

Hyponyms

  • (family): Aplodinotus, Argyrosomus, Aspericorvina, Atractoscion, Atrobucca, Austronibea, Bahaba, Bairdiella, Boesemania, Cheilotrema, Chrysochir, Cilus, Collichthys, Corvula, Ctenosciaena Cynoscion, Daysciaena, Dendrophysa, Elattarchus, Equetus, Genyonemus, Isopisthus, Johnius, Kathala, Larimichthys, Larimus, Leiostomus, Lonchurus, Macrodon, Macrospinosa, Megalonibea, Menticirrhus, Micropogonias, Miichthys, Miracorvina, Nebris, Nibea, Odontoscion, Ophioscion, Otolithes, Otolithoides, Pachypops, Pachyurus, Panna, Paralonchurus, Paranebris, Paranibea, Pareques, Pennahia, Pentheroscion, Petilipinnis, Plagioscion, Pogonias, Protonibea, Protosciaena, Pseudotolithus, Pteroscion, Pterotolithus, Roncador, Sciaena, Sciaenops, Seriphus, Sonorolux, Stellifer, Totoaba, Umbrina (genera)
    • †Caucasisciaena, †Diaphyodus, †Eocilophyodus, †Jefitchia, †Lompoquia, †Pseudoumbrina (extinct genera)

Etymology

From Sciaena +‎ -idae.

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