Cynoscion - Weakfishes

Classification

Genus: Cynoscion - Weakfishes
Family: Sciaenidae - Drums
Order: Acanthuriformes - Surgeonfishes
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

Description

Cynoscion is a genus of fish in the drum family, Sciaenidae. It contains the weakfish and seatrouts. The genus consists of 24 species.

Species

Weakfish
(Cynoscion regalis)

Spotted weakfish
(Cynoscion nebulosus)

Sand weakfish
(Cynoscion arenarius)

Cachema weakfish
(Cynoscion phoxocephalus)

Boccone weakfish
(Cynoscion praedatorius)

Cynoscion reticulatus

Tonkin weakfish
(Cynoscion similis)

Weakfish
(Cynoscion squamipinnis)

Smalltooth weakfish
(Cynoscion steindachneri)

Stolzmann’s weakfish
(Cynoscion stolzmanni)

Striped weakfish
(Cynoscion striatus)

Green weakfish
(Cynoscion virescens)

Shortfin weakfish
(Cynoscion parvipinnis)

Gulf weakfish
(Cynoscion othonopterus)

Silver seatrout
(Cynoscion nothus)

Acoupa weakfish
(Cynoscion acoupa)

Whitefin weakfish
(Cynoscion albus)

Peruvian weakfish
(Cynoscion analis)

Stripped weakfish
(Cynoscion guatucupa)

Jamaica weakfish
(Cynoscion jamaicensis)

Smooth weakfish
(Cynoscion leiarchus)

Smallscale weakfish
(Cynoscion microlepidotus)

Dwarf weakfish
(Cynoscion nannus)

hake weakfish
(Cynoscion nortoni)

Orangemouth weakfish
(Cynoscion xanthulus)

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