''Umbrina'' is a genus of fish from the croaker 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 gen ...

. The genus contains 17 species occurring in tropical and warm temperate waters of the Atlantic, the Mediterranean, the Western Indian Ocean and the eastern Pacific.

Description

Umbrina (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 15 July 1865)

The species of the genus ''Umbrina'' are elongated, laterally compressed fishes with a rounded belly. The head is lower than the relatively high back. The mouth is small and set below the midline with a short, there is a short, stocky barbel on the chin with a pore at the end and two pores om wither side of the base. The eye is medium-sized and the diameter is a quarter of the length of the head. The teeth sit in two rows per jaw, of which the outer is larger in the upper jaw. The edge of the scales are finely serrated. The body is dark brown or silver-colored and has opaque stripes or vertical bars. The first dorsal fin is short and has ten thin hard rays. The second, long spine has 25 to 30 soft rays. The small anal fin has two hard and five to eight soft rays.

Species

Currently, 17 species are recognized in the genus: *'' Umbrina analis'' Günther, 1868 Longspine drum *'' Umbrina broussonnetii'' Cuvier, 1830 Striped drum *'' Umbrina bussingi'' López S., 1980 Bussing's drum *'' Umbrina canariensis'' Valenciennes, 1843 Canary drum *'' Umbrina canosai'' Berg, 1895 Argentine croaker *''

Umbrina cirrosa ''Umbrina cirrosa'', the shi drum, is a species of marine fish from the warmer waters of the eastern Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. It is a commercially important species which is trawled for and farmed in aquaculture, as w ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) Shi drum *''

Umbrina coroides ''Umbrina'' is a genus of fish from the croaker family Sciaenidae. The genus contains 17 species occurring in tropical and warm temperate waters of the Atlantic, the Mediterranean, the Western Indian Ocean and the eastern Pacific. Description T ...

'' Cuvier, 1830 Sand drum *''

Umbrina dorsalis ''Umbrina'' is a genus of fish from the croaker family Sciaenidae. The genus contains 17 species occurring in tropical and warm temperate waters of the Atlantic, the Mediterranean, the Western Indian Ocean and the eastern Pacific. Description T ...

'' Gill, 1862 Longfin drum *''

Umbrina galapagorum ''Umbrina'' is a genus of fish from the croaker family Sciaenidae. The genus contains 17 species occurring in tropical and warm temperate waters of the Atlantic, the Mediterranean, the Western Indian Ocean and the eastern Pacific. Description T ...

'' Steindachner, 1878 Galápagos drum *''

Umbrina imberbis ''Umbrina'' is a genus of fish from the croaker family Sciaenidae. The genus contains 17 species occurring in tropical and warm temperate waters of the Atlantic, the Mediterranean, the Western Indian Ocean and the eastern Pacific. Description T ...

'' Günther, 1873 *''

Umbrina milliae ''Umbrina'' is a genus of fish from the croaker family Sciaenidae. The genus contains 17 species occurring in tropical and warm temperate waters of the Atlantic, the Mediterranean, the Western Indian Ocean and the eastern Pacific. Description T ...

'' Miller, 1971 *''

Umbrina reedi ''Umbrina reedi'' is a species of ray-finned fish within the family Sciaenidae. It is endemic to the southeastern Pacific Ocean, where it is found off the Juan Fernandez Archipelago and Isla San Felix in the Desventuradas Islands, inhabiting rocky ...

'' Günther, 1880 *''

Umbrina roncador The yellowfin croaker (''Umbrina roncador'') is a species of croaker occurring from the Gulf of California, Mexico, to Point Conception, California. They frequent bays, channels, harbors and other nearshore waters over sandy bottoms. These croake ...

'' Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 Yellowfin drum *''

Umbrina ronchus ''Umbrina ronchus'', the fusca drum, slender baardman, roncador, fusca croaker or slender tasselfish, is a species of croaker or drum from the family Sciaenidae which is found in the western Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. Description ...

'' Valenciennes, 1843 Fusca drum *''

Umbrina steindachneri ''Umbrina'' is a genus of fish from the croaker family Sciaenidae. The genus contains 17 species occurring in tropical and warm temperate waters of the Atlantic, the Mediterranean, the Western Indian Ocean and the eastern Pacific. Description T ...

'' Cadenat 1951 Steindachner's drum *''

Umbrina wintersteeni ''Umbrina'' is a genus of fish from the croaker family Sciaenidae. The genus contains 17 species occurring in tropical and warm temperate waters of the Atlantic, the Mediterranean, the Western Indian Ocean and the eastern Pacific. Description T ...

'' Walker & Radford, 1992 Wintersteen drum *''

Umbrina xanti ''Umbrina'' is a genus of fish from the croaker family Sciaenidae. The genus contains 17 species occurring in tropical and warm temperate waters of the Atlantic, the Mediterranean, the Western Indian Ocean and the eastern Pacific. Description T ...

'' Gill, 1862 Polla drum

Etymology

The name of the genus, ''Umbrina'', is derived from the Latin ''umbra'', meaning a shadow or phantom, referring to the fish's rapid movements.

References

Sciaenidae Taxa named by Georges Cuvier Ray-finned fish genera {{Sciaenidae-stub