Cynoscion
Genus of fishes / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cynoscion is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family, Sciaenidae, the drums and croakers. These fishes are found off the coasts of North and South America in the western Atlantic and eastern Pacific Oceans. Many fishes in this genus have been given the common name weakfish.
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Cynoscion | |
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Cynoscion arenarius | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Acanthuriformes |
Family: | Sciaenidae |
Genus: | Cynoscion Gill, 1861 |
Type species | |
Johnius regalis | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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