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Sciaenidae
Taxonomy
Sciaenidae was named by Cuvier (1828). It is extant.
It was assigned to Perciformes by Bannikov et al. (2009); to Acanthuriformes by Nelson et al. (2016); and to Sciaenoidei by Ebersole et al. (2019), Cicimurri et al. (2022), Cicimurri et al. (2025).
It was assigned to Perciformes by Bannikov et al. (2009); to Acanthuriformes by Nelson et al. (2016); and to Sciaenoidei by Ebersole et al. (2019), Cicimurri et al. (2022), Cicimurri et al. (2025).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1828 | Sciaenidae Cuvier |
| 2009 | Sciaenidae Bannikov et al. p. 537 |
| 2016 | Sciaenidae Nelson et al. p. 498 |
| 2019 | Sciaenidae Ebersole et al. p. 178 |
| 2022 | Sciaenidae Cicimurri et al. |
| 2025 | Sciaenidae Cicimurri et al. p. 90 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Fm. Sciaenidae Cuvier 1828
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G. Aplodinotus Rafinesque 1818
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Aplodinotus distortus Nolf 2003
Aplodinotus grunniens Rafinesque 1819 [freshwater drum]
†Aplodinotus hoffmani Nolf and Aguilera 1998
†Aplodinotus longecaudatus Nolf and Aguilera 1998
G. Argyrosomus La Pylaie 1835
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†Argyrosomus laghii Nolf and Steurbaut 1983
†Argyrosomus regia Lanckneus and Nolf 1979
G. †Ekokenia Frizzell and Dante 1965
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†Ekokenia eporrecta Koken 1888
†Ekokenia eporrectus Koken 1888
G. Pogonias Lacépède 1802
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†Pogonias blettleri Noriega et al. 2024
Pogonias cromis Cope 1869 [black drum]
†Pogonias multidentatus Cope 1869
†Pogonias stringeri Takeuchi and Huddleston 2008
G. Sciaena Linnaeus 1758
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†Sciaena amplus Koken 1891
Sciaena bathytatos Chao and Miller 1975
†Sciaena holsatica Koken 1891
†Sciaena impropria Gabelaia 1976
†Sciaena irregularis Koken 1884
†Sciaena kirchbergensis Koken 1891
†Sciaena knyrkoi Danil'chenko 1980
†Sciaena meridionalis Koken 1891
†Sciaena obtusus Koken 1891
†Sciaena pecchioli Lawley 1876
†Sciaena pimenovae Bogatsov 1955
†Sciaena radians Koken 1888
†Sciaena simplex Frost 1926
Sciaena umbra Linnaeus 1758
Invalid names: Stelliferinae Sasaki 1989 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available