Sciaenidae
10 fish on EveryFish name Sciaenidae among their families.
GroupSharkRayCarpCatfishSalmonidHerringCodTunaPerch-likeCichlidReef fishEelFlatfishLivebearerAncientOther
WaterRivers and lakesEstuaries and mangrovesCoasts and shelvesCoral reefsOpen oceanDeep seaPolar and cold seasCaves and springsBetween sea and river
🇺🇸 United StatesSpotted seatrout
Estuarine drum fish of the US southeast coastOther · Estuaries and mangroves
North AmericaAtlantic croaker
Noisy marine fish of the western Atlantic coastOther · Coasts and shelves
🇲🇽 MexicoTotoaba
The largest drum fish, native to the Gulf of California and threatened by illegal trade.Other · Coasts and shelves
WorldTigertooth croaker
A silvery marine croaker found across the Indo-Pacific.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1801
🇦🇺 Australia and 4 moreBlackspotted croaker
Large Indo-Pacific marine fish prized for its high market value.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1802
🇿🇦 South Africa and 4 moreJapanese meagre
A large saltwater fish found across the Indo-Pacific region.Other · Coasts and shelves
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreRed drum
A reddish game fish with a tail spot found in US coastal waters.Other · Coasts and shelves
🇨🇳 ChinaLarge yellow croaker
A golden marine fish farmed in East Asia.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1846
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Spotted seatrout: United States Fish Commission, Public domain, source
- Atlantic croaker: Carvalho-Souza, Gómez & González-Ortegón (2024), CC BY 4.0, source
- Totoaba: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Tigertooth croaker: Bloch, Marcus Elieser; Hennig, J. F.; Schneider, Johann Gottlob, Public domain, source
- Japanese meagre: Show_ryu, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Red drum: Hines, Robert W., Public domain, source
- Large yellow croaker: Walter Grassroot, CC BY-SA 4.0, source