''Sciaena'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of fish in the family
Sciaenidae. They are native to
Pacific,
South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the southe ...
and Eastern
Atlantic
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe an ...
.
Species
There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus:
[Béarez, P. & Schwarzhans, W. (2013): ''Robaloscion'', a new genus for ''Sciaena wieneri'' Sauvage, 1883 (Teleostei, Sciaenidae) from the southeastern Pacific, with clarification of the taxonomic status of ''Sciaena starksi'' Evermann & Radcliffe, 1917. ''Cybium, Revue Internationale d’Ichtyologie, 37 (4): 273-279''.]
* ''
Sciaena callaensis''
Hildebrand, 1946
* ''
Sciaena deliciosa''
Tschudi Tschudi (variants: Schudy, Shoudy, Shudi, Schudi, Tschudy) is a surname common in the Canton of Glarus, Switzerland.
History
The Tschudi name can be traced back to 870. After Glarus joined the Swiss Confederation in 1352, various members of the fa ...
, 1846 (Lorna drum)
* ''
Sciaena umbra''
Linnaeus, 1758
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the sta ...
(Brown meagre)
References
Sciaenidae
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