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Sciaenidae
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Placement
- Kingdom Animalia (animals)
- Phylum Chordata (vertebrates & kin)
- Class Osteichthyes (bony fish)
- Order Perciformes (perch-like fish)
- Family Sciaenidae
Synonyms and common names
Croakers, drums
References
http://www.rra.dst.tx.us/bi/fish/county/order/SCIAENIDAE.htmas of 2002-06-25
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Sciaenidae are a family of fish, called the drum[?] family and included in the order Perciformes. Includes the weakfish.
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