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Sciaenidae
Taxonomic Serial No.: 169237

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Taxonomy and Nomenclature


	Kingdom:	Animalia
	Taxonomic Rank:	Family
	Synonym(s):
	Common Name(s):	croakers [English]
		drums [English]
		roncadores [English]
		corbs [French]
		courbines [French]
		maigres [French]
		ombrines [French]
		corvinas y berrugatas [Spanish]
		drums and croakers [English]
		tambours [French]
		coakers [English]

	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	valid

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met
	Global Species Completeness:	complete
	Latest Record Review:	2004

Taxonomic Hierarchy


	Kingdom	Animalia – Animal, animaux, animals
	Subkingdom	Bilateria – triploblasts
	Infrakingdom	Deuterostomia
	Phylum	Chordata – cordés, cordado, chordates
	Subphylum	Vertebrata – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates
	Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
	Superclass	Actinopterygii – ray-finned fishes, spiny rayed fishes, poisson épineux, poissons à nageoires rayonnées
	Class	Teleostei
	Superorder	Acanthopterygii
	Order	Perciformes – perch-like fishes
	Suborder	Percoidei
	Family	Sciaenidae – croakers, drums, roncadores, corbs, courbines, maigres, ombrines, corvinas y berrugatas, drums and croakers, tambours, coakers
		Direct Children:
	Genus	Aplodinotus Rafinesque, 1819 – river drums, thunderpumpers, freshwater drums
	Genus	Argyrosomus De la Pylaie, 1835
	Genus	Aspericorvina Fowler, 1934
	Genus	Atractoscion Gill, 1862
	Genus	Atrobucca Chu, Lo and Wu, 1963
	Genus	Austronibea Trewavas, 1977
	Genus	Bahaba Herre, 1935
	Genus	Bairdiella Gill, 1861 – mademoiselle, striped croakers
	Genus	Boesemania Trewavas, 1977
	Genus	Cheilotrema Tschudi, 1846
	Genus	Chrysochir Trewavas and Yazdani, 1966
	Genus	Cilus Delfin, 1900
	Genus	Collichthys Günther, 1860
	Genus	Corvula Jordan and Eigenmann, 1889
	Genus	Ctenosciaena Fowler and Bean, 1923
	Genus	Cynoscion Gill, 1861 – sea trout, weak fishes, seatrouts
	Genus	Daysciaena Talwar, 1970
	Genus	Dendrophysa Trewavas, 1964
	Genus	Elattarchus Jordan and Evermann, 1896
	Genus	Equetus Rafinesque, 1815 – ribbonfishes
	Genus	Genyonemus Gill, 1861
	Genus	Isopisthus Gill, 1862
	Genus	Johnius Bloch, 1793 – maigres, maigres
	Genus	Kathala Mohan, 1969
	Genus	Larimichthys Jordan and Starks, 1905
	Genus	Larimus Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830
	Genus	Leiostomus Lacepède, 1802 – spots
	Genus	Lonchurus Bloch, 1793
	Genus	Macrodon Schinz, 1822
	Genus	Macrospinosa Mohan, 1969
	Genus	Megalonibea Chu, Lo and Wu, 1963
	Genus	Menticirrhus Gill, 1861 – kingfishes, weakfishes
	Genus	Micropogonias Bonaparte, 1831 – finebarbel croakers
	Genus	Miichthys Lin, 1938
	Genus	Miracorvina Trewavas, 1962
	Genus	Nebris Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830
	Genus	Nibea Jordan and Thompson, 1911
	Genus	Odontoscion Gill, 1862
	Genus	Ophioscion Gill, 1863
	Genus	Otolithes Oken, 1817
	Genus	Otolithoides Fowler, 1933
	Genus	Pachypops Gill, 1861
	Genus	Pachyurus Agassiz in Spix and Agassiz, 1831
	Genus	Panna Mohan, 1969
	Genus	Paralonchurus Bocourt, 1869
	Genus	Paranebris Chao, Béarez and Robertson, 2001
	Genus	Paranibea Trewavas, 1977
	Genus	Pareques Gill in Goode, 1876
	Genus	Pennahia Fowler, 1926
	Genus	Pentheroscion Trewavas, 1962
	Genus	Petilipinnis Casatti, 2002
	Genus	Plagioscion Gill, 1861
	Genus	Pogonias Lacepède, 1801 – black drums
	Genus	Protonibea Trewavas, 1971
	Genus	Protosciaena Sasaki, 1989
	Genus	Pseudotolithus Bleeker, 1863
	Genus	Pteroscion Fowler, 1925
	Genus	Pterotolithus Fowler, 1933
	Genus	Roncador Jordan and Gilbert, 1880
	Genus	Sciaena Linnaeus, 1758 – black drums, black drums
	Genus	Sciaenops Gill, 1863 – red drums
	Genus	Seriphus Ayres, 1860
	Genus	Sonorolux Trewavas, 1977
	Genus	Stellifer Oken, 1817
	Genus	Totoaba Villamar, 1980
	Genus	Umbrina Cuvier, 1816 – croakers, roncadores

References


	Expert(s):
	Expert:	Wayne C. Starnes
	Notes:	Research Curator of Fishes, North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences, Research Laboratory, 4301 Reedy Creek Rd., Raleigh, NC, 27607, USA
	Reference for:	Sciaenidae

	Other Source(s):
	Source:	ITIS*^ca, website (version 2002)
	Acquired:	2003
	Notes:
	Reference for:	corbs[French], courbines [French], maigres [French], ombrines [French]

	Source:	NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)
	Acquired:	1996
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Sciaenidae

	Publication(s):
	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes
	Publication Date:	2003
	Article/Chapter Title:
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
	Page(s):
	Publisher:
	Publication Place:
	ISBN/ISSN:
	Notes:	As-yet (2003) unpublished manuscript from 1998
	Reference for:	Sciaenidae

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Eschmeyer, William N., ed.
	Publication Date:	1998
	Article/Chapter Title:	Catalog of Fishes
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3
	Page(s):	2905
	Publisher:	California Academy of Sciences
	Publication Place:	San Francisco, California, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:	0-940228-47-5
	Notes:	Available online at http://www.jstor.org/stable/25622932
	Reference for:	Sciaenidae

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Nelson, Joseph S.
	Publication Date:	1994
	Article/Chapter Title:
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Fishes of the World, Third Edition
	Page(s):	xvii + 600
	Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons
	Publication Place:	New York, New York, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:	0-471-54713-1
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Sciaenidae

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Nelson, Joseph S., Edwin J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Pérez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, et al., eds.
	Publication Date:	2004
	Article/Chapter Title:	Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Sixth Edition
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 29
	Page(s):	ix + 386
	Publisher:	American Fisheries Society
	Publication Place:	Bethesda, Maryland, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:	1-888569-61-1, 0097-0638
	Notes:	Full author list: Nelson, Joseph S., Edwin J. Crossman, Héctor Espinosa-Pérez, Lloyd T. Findley, Carter R. Gilbert, Robert N. Lea, and James D. Williams
	Reference for:	corvinas y berrugatas[Spanish], drums and croakers [English], tambours [French]

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Shiino, Sueo M.
	Publication Date:	1976
	Article/Chapter Title:	List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4
	Page(s):	262
	Publisher:	Shima Marineland
	Publication Place:	Kashikojima, Shima, Mie, Japan
	ISBN/ISSN:	0385-1109
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Sciaenidae, croakers [English]

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