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Sciaenidae
Sciaenidae
Translingual

Sciaena umbra, one of the Sciaenidae
Proper noun
Sciaenidae
- 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)