''Cynoscion'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of fish in the drum family,
Sciaenidae
Sciaenidae are a family of fish in the order Acanthuriformes. They are commonly called drums or croakers in reference to the repetitive throbbing or drumming sounds they make. The family consists of about 286 to 298 species in about 66 to 70 gene ...
. It contains the weakfish and seatrouts.
Species
The genus consists of 24 species:
Genus on ITIS
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* ''Cynoscion acoupa
''Cynoscion acoupa'', the acoupa weakfish, blacktail basher or grey snapper, is a croaker of the family Sciaenidae, found in the western Atlantic from Panama to Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil ...
'' (Lacepède, 1801) -- Acoupa weakfish
* '' Cynoscion albus'' (Günther, 1864) -- Whitefin weakfish
* '' Cynoscion analis'' (Jenyns, 1842) -- Peruvian weakfish
* ''Cynoscion arenarius
''Cynoscion arenarius'' (sand seatrout, sand weakfish or, as it is also known, white trout) is a common species of drum fish found in the Gulf of Mexico and western Atlantic Ocean. While not especially popular or targeted, it is still known as a ...
'' (Ginsburg, 1930) -- Sand seatrout
* '' Cynoscion jamaicensis'' (Vaillant and Bocourt, 1883) -- Jamaica weakfish
* '' Cynoscion leiarchus'' (Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830) -- Smooth weakfish
* ''Cynoscion microlepidotus
''Cynoscion'' is a genus of fish in the drum family, Sciaenidae. It contains the weakfish and seatrouts.
Species
The genus consists of 24 species:
* '' Cynoscion acoupa'' (Lacepède, 1801) -- Acoupa weakfish
* '' Cynoscion albus'' (Günther, ...
'' (Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830) -- Smallscale weakfish
* ''Cynoscion nannus
''Cynoscion'' is a genus of fish in the drum family, Sciaenidae. It contains the weakfish and seatrouts.
Species
The genus consists of 24 species:
* ''Cynoscion acoupa'' (Lacepède, 1801) -- Acoupa weakfish
* '' Cynoscion albus'' (Günther, 1 ...
'' (Castro-Aguirre and Arvizu-Martinez, 1976) -- Dwarf weakfish
* ''Cynoscion nebulosus
''Cynoscion nebulosus'', the spotted seatrout, also known as speckled trout, is a common estuarine fish found in the southern United States along coasts of Gulf of Mexico and the coastal Atlantic Ocean from Maryland to Florida. While most of the ...
'' (Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830) -- Spotted seatrout
* '' Cynoscion nortoni'' (Béarez, 2001) -- Hake weakfish
* '' Cynoscion nothus'' (Holbrook, 1848) -- Silver seatrout
* ''Cynoscion othonopterus
''Cynoscion'' is a genus of fish in the drum family, Sciaenidae. It contains the weakfish and seatrouts.
Species
The genus consists of 24 species:
* '' Cynoscion acoupa'' (Lacepède, 1801) -- Acoupa weakfish
* '' Cynoscion albus'' (Günther, ...
'' (Jordan and Gilbert, 1882) -- Gulf weakfish
* ''Cynoscion parvipinnis
''Cynoscion'' is a genus of fish in the drum family, Sciaenidae. It contains the weakfish and seatrouts.
Species
The genus consists of 24 species:
* '' Cynoscion acoupa'' (Lacepède, 1801) -- Acoupa weakfish
* '' Cynoscion albus'' (Günther, ...
'' (Ayres, 1861) -- Shortfin corvina
* ''Cynoscion phoxocephalus
''Cynoscion'' is a genus of fish in the drum family, Sciaenidae. It contains the weakfish and seatrouts.
Species
The genus consists of 24 species:
* '' Cynoscion acoupa'' (Lacepède, 1801) -- Acoupa weakfish
* '' Cynoscion albus'' (Günther, ...
'' (Jordan and Gilbert, 1882) -- Cachema weakfish
* ''Cynoscion praedatorius
''Cynoscion'' is a genus of fish in the drum family, Sciaenidae. It contains the weakfish and seatrouts.
Species
The genus consists of 24 species:
* '' Cynoscion acoupa'' (Lacepède, 1801) -- Acoupa weakfish
* '' Cynoscion albus'' (Günther, ...
'' (Jordan and Gilbert in Jordan and Eigenmann, 1889) -- Boccone weakfish
* ''Cynoscion regalis
The weakfish, ''Cynoscion regalis'', is a marine fish of the drum family Sciaenidae.
A medium-large, slender, marine fish, it is found along the east coast of North America. The head and back of this fish are dark brown in color with a greenish t ...
'' (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) -- Weakfish
* ''Cynoscion reticulatus
''Cynoscion'' is a genus of fish in the drum family, Sciaenidae. It contains the weakfish and seatrouts.
Species
The genus consists of 24 species:
* '' Cynoscion acoupa'' (Lacepède, 1801) -- Acoupa weakfish
* '' Cynoscion albus'' (Günther, ...
'' (Günther, 1864)
* ''Cynoscion similis
''Cynoscion'' is a genus of fish in the drum family, Sciaenidae. It contains the weakfish and seatrouts.
Species
The genus consists of 24 species:
* '' Cynoscion acoupa'' (Lacepède, 1801) -- Acoupa weakfish
* '' Cynoscion albus'' (Günther, ...
'' (Randall and Cervigón, 1968)
* ''Cynoscion squamipinnis
''Cynoscion'' is a genus of fish in the drum family, Sciaenidae. It contains the weakfish and seatrouts.
Species
The genus consists of 24 species:
* '' Cynoscion acoupa'' (Lacepède, 1801) -- Acoupa weakfish
* '' Cynoscion albus'' (Günther, ...
'' (Günther, 1867) -- Scalyfin corvina
* ''Cynoscion steindachneri
''Cynoscion'' is a genus of fish in the drum family, Sciaenidae. It contains the weakfish and seatrouts.
Species
The genus consists of 24 species:
* '' Cynoscion acoupa'' (Lacepède, 1801) -- Acoupa weakfish
* '' Cynoscion albus'' (Günther, ...
'' (Jordan in Jordan and Eigenmann, 1889)
* ''Cynoscion stolzmanni
''Cynoscion'' is a genus of fish in the drum family, Sciaenidae. It contains the weakfish and seatrouts.
Species
The genus consists of 24 species:
* '' Cynoscion acoupa'' (Lacepède, 1801) -- Acoupa weakfish
* '' Cynoscion albus'' (Günther, ...
'' (Steindachner, 1879) -- Yellowtail corvina
* ''Cynoscion striatus
''Cynoscion'' is a genus of fish in the drum family, Sciaenidae. It contains the weakfish and seatrouts.
Species
The genus consists of 24 species:
* '' Cynoscion acoupa'' (Lacepède, 1801) -- Acoupa weakfish
* '' Cynoscion albus'' (Günther, ...
'' (also named Cynoscion Guatucupa) (Cuvier, 1829)
* ''Cynoscion virescens
''Cynoscion'' is a genus of fish in the drum family, Sciaenidae. It contains the weakfish and seatrouts.
Species
The genus consists of 24 species:
* '' Cynoscion acoupa'' (Lacepède, 1801) -- Acoupa weakfish
* '' Cynoscion albus'' (Günther, ...
'' (Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830)
* '' Cynoscion xanthulus''
References
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Sciaenidae