Sciaena
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| Genus: | Sciaena Linnaeus, 1758
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Sciaena is a genus of fish in the family Sciaenidae. They are native to Pacific, South America and Eastern Atlantic.
Species
There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus: [1]
- Sciaena callaensis Hildebrand, 1946
- Sciaena deliciosa Tschudi, 1846 (Lorna drum)
- Sciaena umbra Linnaeus, 1758 (Brown meagre)
References
- ^ Béarez, P. & Schwarzhans, W. (2013): Robaloscion, a new genus for Sciaena wieneri Sauvage, 1883 (Teleostei, Sciaenidae) from the southeastern Pacific, with clarification of the taxonomic status of Sciaena starksi Evermann & Radcliffe, 1917. Cybium, Revue Internationale d’Ichtyologie, 37 (4): 273-279.
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