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

Genus: Sciaenops

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Photo by Lovshin, L.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 155 cm TL
Sciaenops ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Photo by Lovshin, L.
 
Sciaenops ocellatus
[Red drum]
1 Species of Family Sciaenidae with Genus Sciaenops
(Drums or croakers)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1766 Sciaenops ocellatus Red drum Western Atlantic 155 TL



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