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

Genus: Umbrina

(See list of species below)


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17 species (see list below)

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Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Umbrina analis Günther, 1868

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Umbrina analis
[Longspine drum]

Photo by Duarte, L.O.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Umbrina broussonnetii Cuvier, 1830

Photo by Duarte, L.O.
 
Umbrina broussonnetii
[Striped drum]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Umbrina bussingi López S., 1980

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Umbrina bussingi
[Bussing's drum]

Photo by Hernández-González, C.L.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 80 cm TL
Umbrina canariensis Valenciennes, 1843

Photo by Hernández-González, C.L.
 
Umbrina canariensis
[Canary drum]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Umbrina canosai Berg, 1895

Photo by Fischer, L.G.
 
Umbrina canosai
[Argentine croaker]

Photo by De Sanctis, A.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 73 cm TL
Umbrina cirrosa (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by De Sanctis, A.
 
Umbrina cirrosa
[Shi drum]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Umbrina coroides Cuvier, 1830

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.
 
Umbrina coroides
[Sand drum]

Photo by Béarez, P.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Umbrina dorsalis Gill, 1862

Photo by Béarez, P.
 
Umbrina dorsalis
[Longfin drum]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Umbrina galapagorum Steindachner, 1878

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Umbrina galapagorum
[Galápagos drum]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
 
Umbrina imberbis
[]

Photo by Duarte, L.O.

Western Atlantic

Umbrina milliae Miller, 1971

Photo by Duarte, L.O.
 
Umbrina milliae
[]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
 
Umbrina reedi
[]

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 56 cm TL
Umbrina roncador Jordan & Gilbert, 1882

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.
 
Umbrina roncador
[Yellowfin drum]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Atlantic and West
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Umbrina ronchus Valenciennes, 1843

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Umbrina ronchus
[Fusca drum]

Photo by Alvheim, O./Institute of Marine Research (IMR)

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 47 cm TL
Umbrina steindachneri Cadenat, 1951

Photo by Alvheim, O./Institute of Marine Research (IMR)
 
Umbrina steindachneri
[Steindachner's drum]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Umbrina wintersteeni Walker & Radford, 1992

Photo by FAO
 
Umbrina wintersteeni
[Wintersteen drum]

Photo by CENAIM

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Umbrina xanti Gill, 1862

Photo by CENAIM
 
Umbrina xanti
[Polla drum]
17 Species of Family Sciaenidae with Genus Umbrina
(Drums or croakers)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1868 Umbrina analis Longspine drum Eastern Pacific 35 TL
1830 Umbrina broussonnetii Striped drum Western Atlantic 25 TL
1980 Umbrina bussingi Bussing's drum Eastern Central Pacific 30 TL
1843 Umbrina canariensis Canary drum Eastern Atlantic 80 TL
1895 Umbrina canosai Argentine croaker Southwest Atlantic 40 TL
1758 Umbrina cirrosa Shi drum Eastern Atlantic 73 TL
1830 Umbrina coroides Sand drum Western Atlantic 35 TL
1862 Umbrina dorsalis Longfin drum Eastern Pacific 40 TL
1878 Umbrina galapagorum Galápagos drum Southeast Pacific 45 TL
1873 Umbrina imberbis Southeast Pacific
1971 Umbrina milliae Western Atlantic
1880 Umbrina reedi Southeast Pacific
1882 Umbrina roncador Yellowfin drum Eastern Central Pacific 56 TL
1843 Umbrina ronchus Fusca drum Eastern Atlantic and West 100 TL
1951 Umbrina steindachneri Steindachner's drum Eastern Atlantic 47 TL
1992 Umbrina wintersteeni Wintersteen drum Eastern Central Pacific 30 TL
1862 Umbrina xanti Polla drum Eastern Pacific 40 TL



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