Sciaena
| Sciaena | |
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| Sciaena umbra | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Chordata
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| Genus: | Sciaena |
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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]
- Hildebrand, 1946
- 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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