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Sciaenidae
Sciaenidae
Translingual
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)