Sciaenids of the Eastern Tropical Pacific

Introduction: There are 78 species reported from the Eastern Tropical Pacific. The following Species list is based on Chao (1995).

Species List:

• Atractoscion nobilis
• Bairdiella armata
• Bairdiella ensifera
• Bairdiella incistia
• Cheilotrema saturnum
• Cheilotrema sp.
• Corvula macrops
• Ctenosciaena peruviana
• Cynoscion albus
• Cynoscion analis
• Cynoscion nannus
• Cynoscion othonopterus
• Cynoscion parvipinnis
• Cynoscion phoxocephalus
• Cynoscion praedatorius
• Cynoscion reticulatus
• Cynoscion squamipinnis
• Cynoscion stolzmanni
• Cynoscion xanthulus
• Elatarchus archidium
• Genyonemus lineatus
• Isopisthus remifer
• Larimus acclivis
• Larimus argenteus
• Larimus effulgens
• Larimus pacificus
• Macrodon mordax
• Menticirrhus elongatus
• Menticirrhus nasus
• Menticirrhus ophicephalus
• Menticirrhus paitensis
• Menticirrhus panamensis
• Menticirrhus undulatus
• Micropogonias altipinnis
• Micropogonias ectenes
• Micropogonias megalops
• Nebris occidentalis
• Odontoscion eurymesops
• Odontoscion xanthops
• Ophioscion imiceps
• Ophioscion scierus
• Ophioscion simulus
• Ophioscion strabo
• Ophioscion typicus
• Ophioscion vermicularis
• Ophioscion sp.
• Paralonchurus dumerilii
• Paralonchurus goodei
• Paralonchurus peruanus
• Paralonchurus petersi
• Paralonchurus rathbundi
• Pareques fuscovittatus
• Pareques lanfeari
• Pareques lanfeari
• Pareques perissa
• Pareques viola
• Pareques sp.
• Roncador stearnsi
• "Sciaena" sp.
• Seriphus politus
• Stellifer chrysoleuca
• Stellifer erycimba
• Stellifer furthii
• Stellifer illecebrosus
• Stellifer mancorensis
• Stellifer minor
• Stellifer oscitans
• Stellifer pizzaroensis
• Stellifer zestocarus
• Stellifer sp.
• Totoaba macdonaldi
• Umbrina analis
• Umbrina bussingi
• Umbrina dorsalis
• Umbrina galapagorum
• Umbrina roncador
• Umbrina wintersteeni
• Umbrina xanti
  
  

References:

Chao, L.N. 1995. Sciaenidae. Pages 1427-1518 in W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter, V.H. Niem. Guia Fao para la identificacion de especies para los fines de la pesca. Pacifico centro- oriental. Volumen III. Vertebrados- Parte 2. Rome.

Created: 27 August 2006
Last updated: 22 November 2006

Photos:(Copyright Windsor Aguirre)
1. Fish head, top left: Pogonias cromis taken at J.L. Scott Marine Education Center, Biloxi, Mississippi.
2. Small fishes in top bar from left to right: Menticirrhus nasus, Larimus acclivis, Cynoscion albus, Paralonchurus dumerilii, and Stellifer oscitans.
3. Sea turtle, bottom right corner: Picture taken at J.L. Scott Marine Education Center, Biloxi, Mississippi.