pardalis 2 6.3 0.02 Order Perciformes SuperOrder Percoidei Family Sciaenidae Pachyurus francisci (Cuvier, 1830)* (NT) -- -- -- SuperOrder Labroidei Family Cichlidae Subfamily Pseudocrenilabrinae Coptodon rendalli (Boulenger, 1897)** -- -- -- Subfamily Cichlinae Cichlasoma sanctifranciscense Kullander, 1983 11 70.7 1.50 Crenicichla aff.

The family Sciaenidae was among the species targeted.

Kabeljaauwens: fishes of the species Argyrosomus hololepidotus (family Sciaenidae)

(2006) reported a convergence evolution of distinct fishes of the family Sciaenidae in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.

Since the 1980s, many marine species of the family Sciaenidae have experienced increased popularity from recreational and commercial fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico (Beckman et al., 1988; 1990).

Delimiting spawning areas of weakfish Cynoscion regalis (Family Sciaenidae) in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina using passive hydroacoustic surveys.

The Freshwater Drum, Aplodinotus grunniens, is the only North American member of the family Sciaenidae that lives in freshwater.

The Gulf corvina, Cynoscion othonopterus (Jordan & Gilbert 1882), is a member of the family Sciaenidae and is endemic to the northern Gulf of California, the region north of latitude 28[degrees]61' S (Robertson and Allen 2008).

Family Sciaenidae was the second dominant family caught during the study period which contributed ~9% of all fishes caught with the total diversity value (H'=0.35).

Seasonal occurrence of larval and juvenile fishes in a Virginia Atlantic coastal estuary with emphasis on drums (family Sciaenidae).

The family Sciaenidae, with approximately 287 species and 78 genera, includes mostly marine fishes and some genera with a secondary adaptation to estuarine and freshwater environments (Casatti, 2003).