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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Sciaenidae Drums or croakers

Genus: Sciaena

(See list of species below)


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4 species (see list below)

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Photo by Villalba, D.O.

Southeast Pacific

Sciaena callaensis Hildebrand, 1946

Photo by Villalba, D.O.
 
Sciaena callaensis
[]

Photo by Eakins, R.

South America.
Max. Length 26 cm FL
Sciaena deliciosa (Tschudi, 1846)

Photo by Eakins, R.
 
Sciaena deliciosa
[Lorna drum]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Sciaena umbra Linnaeus, 1758

Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Sciaena umbra
[Brown meagre]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
 
Sciaena wieneri
[]
4 Species of Family Sciaenidae with Genus Sciaena
(Drums or croakers)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1946 Sciaena callaensis Southeast Pacific
1846 Sciaena deliciosa Lorna drum South America. 26 FL
1758 Sciaena umbra Brown meagre Eastern Atlantic 70 TL
1883 Sciaena wieneri Southeast Pacific



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