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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Sciaenidae Drums or croakers

Genus: Atractoscion

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2 species (see list below)

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Photo by Caine, C.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 130 cm TL
Atractoscion aequidens (Cuvier, 1830)

Photo by Caine, C.
 
Atractoscion aequidens
[Geelbeck croaker]

Photo by Steele, M.A.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 166 cm TL
Atractoscion nobilis (Ayres, 1860)

Photo by Steele, M.A.
 
Atractoscion nobilis
[White weakfish]
2 Species of Family Sciaenidae with Genus Atractoscion
(Drums or croakers)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1830 Atractoscion aequidens Geelbeck croaker Eastern Atlantic 130 TL
1860 Atractoscion nobilis White weakfish Eastern Pacific 166 TL



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