Kinds of SFTEP

Shorefishes of the tropical eastern Pacific

Ross Robertson and Gerald Allen
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Scientific name -- Other names
Sciaenidae -- Weakfishes
   Atractoscion nobilis W. O. Ayres, 1860 -- White seabass
   Bairdiella armata T. N. Gill, 1863 -- Armed croaker
   Bairdiella ensifera D. S. Jordan and C. H. Gilbert, 1882 -- Sword-spine croaker
   Bairdiella icistia D. S. Jordan and C. H. Gilbert, 1882 -- - bairdiella
   Cheilotrema saturnum C. Girard, 1858 -- Black croaker
   Cilus gilberti J. F. Abbott, 1899 -- Corvina drum
   Corvula macrops F. Steindachner, 1876 -- Vacuoqua croaker
   Ctenosciaena peruviana N. Chirichigno, 1969 -- Peruvian barbel drum
   Cynoscion albus A. Günther, 1864 -- Whitefin weakfish
   Cynoscion analis L. Jenyns, 1842 -- Peruvian weakfish
   Cynoscion nannus J. L. Castro-Aguirre and J. Arvizu-Martinez, 1976 -- Dwarf corvina
   Cynoscion othonopterus D. S. Jordan and C. H. Gilbert, 1882 -- Gulf corvina
   Cynoscion parvipinnis W. O. Ayres, 1861 -- Shortfin corvina
   Cynoscion phoxocephalus D. S. Jordan and C. H. Gilbert, 1882 -- Sharpnose corvina
   Cynoscion praedatorius D. S. Jordan and C. H. Gilbert, 1889 -- Boccone weakfish
   Cynoscion reticulatus A. Günther, 1864 -- Striped weakfish
   Cynoscion squamipinnis A. Günther, 1867 -- Scalyfin corvina
   Cynoscion stolzmanni F. Steindachner, 1879 -- Yellowtail corvina
   Cynoscion xanthulus D. S. Jordan and C. H. Gilbert, 1882 -- Orangemouth corvina
   Elattarchus archidium D. S. Jordan and C. H. Gilbert, 1882 -- Bluish croaker
   Isopisthus remifer D. S. Jordan and C. H. Gilbert, 1882 -- Silver weakfish
   Larimus acclivis Jordan and Bristol in Jordan and Everman, 1898 -- Steeplined drum
   Larimus argenteus T. N. Gill, 1863 -- Silver drum
   Larimus effulgens C. H. Gilbert in Jordan and Evermann, 1898 -- Shining drum
   Larimus pacificus D. S. Jordan and C. H. Bollman, 1890 -- Pacific drum
   Macrodon mordax C. H. Gilbert and E. C. Starks, 1904 -- Toothed weakfish
   Menticirrhus elongatus A. Günther, 1864 -- Slender king-croaker
   Menticirrhus nasus A. Günther, 1868 -- Highfin kingfish
   Menticirrhus ophicephalus L. Jenyns, 1840 -- Snakehead king-croaker
   Menticirrhus paitensis S. F. Hildebrand, 1946 -- Paita kingfish
   Menticirrhus panamensis F. Steindachner, 1875 -- Panama kingfish
   Menticirrhus undulatus C. Girard, 1854 -- California corvina
   Micropogonias altipinnis A. Günther, 1864 -- Golden croaker
   Micropogonias ectenes D. S. Jordan and C. H. Gilbert, 1882 -- Slender croaker
   Micropogonias megalops C. H. Gilbert, 1890 -- Gulf croaker
   Nebris occidentalis L. L. Vaillant, 1897 -- Pacific small-eye croaker
   Odontoscion eurymesops E. Heller and R. E. Snodgrass, 1903 -- Galapagos croaker
   Odontoscion xanthops C. H. Gilbert, 1898 -- Yellow-eye croaker
   Ophioscion imiceps D. S. Jordan and C. H. Gilbert, 1882 -- Smallmouth croaker
   Ophioscion scierus D. S. Jordan and C. H. Gilbert, 1884 -- Tuza croaker
   Ophioscion simulus C. H. Gilbert in Jordan and Evermann, 1898 -- Snub-nosed croaker
   Ophioscion strabo C. H. Gilbert, 1897 -- Squint-eyed croaker
   Ophioscion typicus T. N. Gill, 1863 -- Racer croaker
   Ophioscion vermicularis A. Günther, 1867 -- Wormlined croaker
   Paralonchurus dumerilii Bocourt, 1869 -- Suco croaker
   Paralonchurus goodei C. H. Gilbert in Jordan and Evermann, 1898 -- Angel croaker
   Paralonchurus peruanus F. Steindachner, 1875 -- Peruvian banded croaker
   Paralonchurus petersi Bocourt, 1869 -- Buefin croaker
   Paralonchurus rathbuni D. S. Jordan and C. H. Bollman, 1890 -- Blotched croaker
   Paranebris bauchotae L. N. Chao, P. Béarez and D. R. Robertson, 2001 -- Goose-billed croaker
   Pareques fuscovittatus W. C. Kendall and L. Radcliffe, 1912 -- Drum festive
   Pareques lanfeari O. Barton, 1947 -- Royal highhat
   Pareques perissa E. Heller and R. E. Snodgrass, 1903 -- Odd highhat
   Pareques species_sftep_a Undescribed / No descrita, 2002 -- Rock croaker
   Pareques viola C. H. Gilbert in Jordan and Evermann, 1898 -- Lined highhat
   Roncador stearnsii F. Steindachner, 1876 -- Spotfin croaker
   Sciaena deliciosa J. J. Von Tschudi, 1846 -- Delicious drum
   Sciaenops ocellatus C. Linnaeus, 1766 -- Red drum
   Seriphus politus W. O. Ayres, 1860 -- - queenfish
   Stellifer chrysoleuca A. Günther, 1867 -- Striped stardrum
   Stellifer ephelis N. Chirichigno, 1974 -- Swift stardrum
   Stellifer ericymba D. S. Jordan and C. H. Gilbert, 1882 -- Hollow stardrum
   Stellifer furthii F. Steindachner, 1876 -- White stardrum
   Stellifer illecebrosus C. H. Gilbert in Jordan and Evermann, 1898 -- Silver stardrum
   Stellifer mancorensis N. Chirichigno, 1962 -- Smooth stardrum
   Stellifer melanocheir C. H. Eigenmann, 1918 -- Black stardrum
   Stellifer oscitans D. S. Jordan and C. H. Gilbert, 1882 -- Yawning stardrum
   Stellifer pizarroensis S. F. Hildebrand, 1946 -- Pizarro stardrum
   Stellifer walkeri L. N. Chao, 2001 -- Profesor stardrum
   Stellifer wintersteenorum L. N. Chao, 2001 -- Amigo stardrum
   Stellifer zestocarus C. H. Gilbert in Jordan and Evermann, 1898 -- Softhead stardrum
   Totoaba macdonaldi C. H. Gilbert, 1890 -- Totoaba -
   Umbrina analis A. Günther, 1868 -- Longspine croaker
   Umbrina bussingi M. I. Lopez, 1980 -- Bigeye croaker
   Umbrina dorsalis T. N. Gill, 1862 -- Longfin croaker
   Umbrina galapagorum F. Steindachner, 1878 -- Galapagos drum
   Umbrina roncador D. S. Jordan and C. H. Gilbert, 1882 -- Yellowfin croaker
   Umbrina wintersteeni H. J. Walker and K. W. Radford, 1992 -- Cortez croaker
   Umbrina xanti T. N. Gill, 1862 -- Surf croaker

Updated: 2012-04-10 19:57:35

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