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Taxon: Family Sciaenidae Cuvier, 1829 - croakers and drums (fish)
Classification by:

Natura - nature
   actualia - actual entities
     Mundus Plinius - physical world
       naturalia - natural bodies
         Clade Biota Wagner 2004 [Wiemann, de Queiroz, Rowe, Planavsky, Anderson, Gogarten, Turner & Gauthier 2020]
           Clade neomura Cavalier-Smith, 1987
             Domain Eukaryota Chatton, 1925 - eukaryotes
               Clade discaria Cavalier-Smith, 2021
                 Clade dorsates Cavalier-Smith, 2021
                   Clade podiates Cavalier-Smith, 2012
                     Clade Amorphea Adl et al. 2012 [Simpson, Medina & Adl 2020]
                       Clade Obazoa Brown, Sharpe, Silberman, Heiss, Lang, Simpson & Roger 2013
                         Clade Opisthokonta Cavalier-Smith 1987 [Simpson & Medina 2020] - animal-fungal clade
                           Superkingdom Holozoa Lang, O'Kelly, Nerad, Gray & Burger, 2002
                             Clade filozoa Shalchian-Tabrizi, Minge, Espelund, Orr, Ruden, Jakobsen & Cavalier-Smith, 2008
                               Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
                                 Clade Planulozoa Wallberg, Thollesson, Farris & Jondelius 2004
                                   Subkingdom Bilateria Hatschek, 1888 - bilaterians
                                     Clade Nephrozoa Jondelius, Ruiz-Trillo, Baguñà & Riutort 2002
                                       Infrakingdom Deuterostomia Grobben, 1908
                                         Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
                                           Subphylum Craniata auct.
                                             Infraphylum Vertebrata Lamarck, 1801 - vertebrates
                                               Clade Pan-Gnathostomata Downs 2020
                                                 Superclass Gnathostomata Gegenbaur, 1874 - jawed vertebrates
                                                   [crown] Clade Eugnathostomata
                                                     Clade Pan-Osteichthyes Rowe 2004 [Moore & Near 2020]
                                                       Clade Osteichthyes Huxley 1880 [Moore & Near 2020]
                                                         Clade Pan-Actinopterygii Rowe 2004 [Moore & Near 2020]
                                                           Clade Actinopterygii Woodward 1891 [Moore & Near 2020]
                                                             Clade Pan-Actinopteri Moore & Near 2020
                                                               Class Actinopteri Cope, 1871
                                                                 Subclass Neopterygii Regan, 1923
                                                                   Infraclass Teleosteomorpha Arratia, 2001
                                                                     Division Teleostei Müller, 1845
                                                                       Supercohort Teleocephala de Pinna, 1996 - crown-group Teleostei
                                                                         Cohort Clupeocephala Patterson & Rosen, 1977
                                                                           Subcohort Euteleosteomorpha Greenwood et al., 1966
                                                                             Infracohort Neoteleostei Nelson, 1969
                                                                               Supersection Eurypterygia Rosen, 1973
                                                                                 Section Ctenosquamata Rosen, 1973
                                                                                   Subsection Acanthomorphata Rosen, 1973
                                                                                     Clade Euacanthomorpha Johnson & Patterson, 1993
                                                                                       Clade Holacanthopterygii Johnson & Patterson, 1993
                                                                                         Division Acanthopterygii Rosen & Patterson, 1969
                                                                                           Subdivision Percomorphaceae
                                                                                             Series Eupercaria
                                                                                               Order Acanthuriformes Jordan, 1923 - surgeonfishes and relatives
                                                                                                 Family Sciaenidae Cuvier, 1829 - croakers and drums
                                                                                                   01 Genus †Ioscion Jordan, 1921
                                                                                                   02 Subfamily †Carnevalellinae Bannikov, 2013
                                                                                                   03 Genus Aplodinotus Rafinesque, 1819 [monotypic]
                                                                                                   04 Genus Argyrosomus De la Pylaie, 1835
                                                                                                   05 Genus Aspericorvina Fowler, 1934 [monotypic]
                                                                                                   06 Genus Atractoscion Gill, 1862
                                                                                                   07 Genus Atrobucca Chu, Lo & Wu, 1963
                                                                                                   08 Genus Austronibea Trewavas, 1977 [monotypic]
                                                                                                   09 Genus Bahaba Herre, 1935
                                                                                                   10 Genus Bairdiella Gill, 1861
                                                                                                   11 Genus Boesemania Trewavas, 1977 [monotypic]
                                                                                                   12 Genus Callaus Jordan, 1889
                                                                                                   13 Genus Cheilotrema Tschudi, 1846 [monotypic]
                                                                                                   14 Genus Chrysochir Trewavas & Yazdani, 1966 [monotypic]
                                                                                                   15 Genus Cilus Delfin, 1900 [monotypic]
                                                                                                   16 Genus Collichthys Günther, 1860
                                                                                                   17 Genus Corvula Jordan & Eigenmann, 1889 [monotypic]
                                                                                                   18 Genus Ctenosciaena Fowler & Bean, 1923
                                                                                                   19 Genus Cynoscion Gill, 1861
                                                                                                   20 Genus Daysciaena Talwar, 1971 [monotypic]
                                                                                                   21 Genus Dendrophysa Trewavas, 1964 [monotypic]
                                                                                                   22 Genus Elattarchus Jordan & Evermann, 1896 [monotypic]
                                                                                                   23 Genus Eques Bloch, 1793
                                                                                                   24 Genus Genyonemus Gill, 1861 [monotypic]
                                                                                                   25 Genus Isopisthus Gill, 1862
                                                                                                   26 Genus Johnius Bloch, 1793
                                                                                                   27 Genus Kathala Lal Mohan, 1969 [monotypic]
                                                                                                   28 Genus Larimichthys Jordan & Starks, 1905
                                                                                                   29 Genus Larimus Cuvier, 1830
                                                                                                   30 Genus Leiostomus Lacepède, 1802 [monotypic]
                                                                                                   31 Genus Lonchurus Bloch, 1793
                                                                                                   32 Genus Macrodon Schinz, 1822
                                                                                                   33 Genus Macrospinosa Lal Mohan, 1969 [monotypic]
                                                                                                   34 Genus Megalonibea Chu, Lo & Wu, 1963 [monotypic]
                                                                                                   35 Genus Menticirrhus Gill, 1861
                                                                                                   36 Genus Micropogonias Bonaparte, 1831
                                                                                                   37 Genus Miichthys Lin, 1938 [monotypic]
                                                                                                   38 Genus Miracorvina Trewavas, 1962 [monotypic]
                                                                                                   39 Genus Nebris Cuvier, 1830
                                                                                                   40 Genus Nibea Jordan & Thompson, 1911
                                                                                                   41 Genus Odontoscion Gill, 1862
                                                                                                   42 Genus Otolithes Oken, 1817
                                                                                                   43 Genus Otolithoides Fowler, 1933
                                                                                                   44 Genus Pachypops Gill, 1861
                                                                                                   45 Genus Pachyurus Agassiz, 1831
                                                                                                   46 Genus Panna Lal Mohan, 1969
                                                                                                   47 Genus Paralonchurus Bocourt, 1869
                                                                                                   48 Genus Paranebris Chao, Béarez & Robertson, 2001 [monotypic]
                                                                                                   49 Genus Paranibea Trewavas, 1977 [monotypic]
                                                                                                   50 Genus Pareques Gill, 1876
                                                                                                   51 Genus Pennahia Fowler, 1926
                                                                                                   52 Genus Pentheroscion Trewavas, 1962 [monotypic]
                                                                                                   53 Genus Petilipinnis Casatti, 2002 [monotypic]
                                                                                                   54 Genus Plagioscion Gill, 1861
                                                                                                   55 Genus Pogonias Lacepède, 1801 [monotypic]
                                                                                                   56 Genus Protonibea Trewavas, 1971 [monotypic]
                                                                                                   57 Genus Protosciaena Sasaki, 1989 [monotypic]
                                                                                                   58 Genus Pseudolarimichthys Lo, Liu, Mohd Nor & Chen, 2017
                                                                                                   59 Genus Pseudotolithus Bleeker, 1863
                                                                                                   60 Genus Pteroscion Fowler, 1925 [monotypic]
                                                                                                   61 Genus Pterotolithus Fowler, 1933
                                                                                                   62 Genus Robaloscion Béarez & Schwarzhans, 2014
                                                                                                   63 Genus Roncador Jordan & Gilbert, 1880 [monotypic]
                                                                                                   64 Genus Sciaena Linnaeus, 1758
                                                                                                   65 Genus Sciaenops Gill, 1863 [monotypic]
                                                                                                   66 Genus Seriphus Ayres, 1860 [monotypic]
                                                                                                   67 Genus Sonorolux Trewavas, 1977 [monotypic]
                                                                                                   68 Genus Stellifer Oken, 1817
                                                                                                   69 Genus Totoaba Villamar, 1980 [monotypic]
                                                                                                   70 Genus Umbrina Cuvier, 1816

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