HyperDic: sciaenidae

English > 1 sense of the word Sciaenidae:
NOUNanimalSciaenidae, family Sciaenidaewarm-water marine fishes including the drums and grunts and croakers and sea trout
English > Sciaenidae: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningwarm-water marine fishes including the drums and grunts and croakers and sea trout.
Synonymfamily Sciaenidae
Member ofPerciformes, order Perciformes, Percomorphi, order PercomorphiOne of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine and fresh water
MembersBairdiella, genus Bairdielladrumfish
Cynoscion, genus Cynoscionsea trout
Equetus, genus Equetusdrumfish
Genyonemus, genus GenyonemusA genus of Sciaenidae
Menticirrhus, genus Menticirrhuskingfishes
Micropogonias, genus Micropogoniascroakers
Sciaena, genus Sciaenatype genus of the Sciaenidae
Sciaenops, genus SciaenopsA genus of Sciaenidae
Seriphus, genus SeriphusA genus of Sciaenidae
Umbrina, genus Umbrinacroakers
sciaenid fish, sciaenidwidely distributed family of carnivorous percoid fishes having a large air bladder used to produce sound
Broaderfish familyAny of various families of fish

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