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''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.
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.
Description
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
''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
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'' Günther, 1868 Longspine drum
*''Umbrina broussonnetii
''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.
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'' Cuvier, 1830 Striped drum
*''Umbrina bussingi
''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
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'' López S., 1980 Bussing's drum
*'' Umbrina canariensis'' Valenciennes, 1843 Canary drum
*''Umbrina canosai
''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
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'' 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'' Cuvier, 1830 Sand drum
*'' Umbrina dorsalis'' Gill, 1862 Longfin drum
*'' Umbrina galapagorum'' Steindachner, 1878 Galápagos drum
*'' Umbrina imberbis'' Günther, 1873
*'' Umbrina milliae'' Miller, 1971
*'' Umbrina reedi'' Günther, 1880
*'' Umbrina roncador'' Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 Yellowfin drum
*'' Umbrina ronchus'' Valenciennes, 1843 Fusca drum
*'' Umbrina steindachneri'' Cadenat 1951 Steindachner's drum
*'' Umbrina wintersteeni'' Walker & Radford, 1992 Wintersteen drum
*'' Umbrina xanti'' 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