Sciaenidae

Translingual

Sciaena umbra, one of the Sciaenidae

Etymology

From Sciaena +‎ -idae.

Proper noun

Sciaenidae

1. 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

Translations

Sciaenidae

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 石首魚／石首鱼 (zh) (shíshǒuyú)

References

• Sciaenidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Sciaenidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Sciaenidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons