''Callaus'' is a
genus
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of
ray-finned fish
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es belonging to the
family
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Sciaenidae
Sciaenidae is a family (biology), family of ray-finned fishes belonging to the Order (biology), order Acanthuriformes. They are commonly called drums or croakers in reference to the repetitive throbbing or drumming sounds they make. The family co ...
, the drums and croakers. The genus is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean off the coast of western South America.
Species
''Callaus'' has 2 species classified within it, one of which is extinct:
* ''
Callaus cubaguanus''
Aguilera, Schwarzhans & Béarez, 2016
* ''
Callaus deliciosa''
Tschudi, 1846 (Lorna drum)
means exctinct
References
Taxa named by David Starr Jordan
Sciaenidae
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