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

Genus: Cynoscion

(See list of species below)


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25 species (see list below)

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Photo by Vaske Jr., T.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 110 cm TL
Cynoscion acoupa (Lacepède, 1801)

Photo by Vaske Jr., T.
 
Cynoscion acoupa
[Acoupa weakfish]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 130 cm TL
Cynoscion albus (Günther, 1864)

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Cynoscion albus
[Whitefin weakfish]

Photo by Béarez, P.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 47 cm TL
Cynoscion analis (Jenyns, 1842)

Photo by Béarez, P.
 
Cynoscion analis
[Peruvian weakfish]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 63.5 cm TL
Cynoscion arenarius Ginsburg, 1930

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Cynoscion arenarius
[Sand weakfish]

Photo by INIDEP

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Cynoscion guatucupa (Cuvier, 1830)

Photo by INIDEP
 
Cynoscion guatucupa
[Stripped weakfish]

Photo by JAMARC

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Cynoscion jamaicensis (Vaillant & Bocourt, 1883)

Photo by JAMARC
 
Cynoscion jamaicensis
[Jamaica weakfish]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 90.8 cm TL
Cynoscion leiarchus (Cuvier, 1830)

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.
 
Cynoscion leiarchus
[Smooth weakfish]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 92 cm TL
Cynoscion microlepidotus (Cuvier, 1830)

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.
 
Cynoscion microlepidotus
[Smallscale weakfish]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 27 cm TL
Cynoscion nannus Castro-Aguirre & Arvizu-Martinez, 1976

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Cynoscion nannus
[Dwarf weakfish]

Photo by Flescher, D.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Cynoscion nebulosus (Cuvier, 1830)

Photo by Flescher, D.
 
Cynoscion nebulosus
[Spotted weakfish]

Photo by Béarez, P.

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Cynoscion nortoni Béarez, 2001

Photo by Béarez, P.
 
Cynoscion nortoni
[hake weakfish]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 36 cm TL
Cynoscion nothus (Holbrook, 1848)

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Cynoscion nothus
[Silver seatrout]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Cynoscion othonopterus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882

Photo by FAO
 
Cynoscion othonopterus
[Gulf weakfish]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 69 cm TL
Cynoscion parvipinnis Ayres, 1861

Photo by FAO
 
Cynoscion parvipinnis
[Shortfin weakfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Cynoscion phoxocephalus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Cynoscion phoxocephalus
[Cachema weakfish]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 110 cm TL
Cynoscion praedatorius (Jordan & Gilbert, 1889)

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Cynoscion praedatorius
[Boccone weakfish]

Photo by Flescher, D.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 98 cm TL
Cynoscion regalis (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Photo by Flescher, D.
 
Cynoscion regalis
[Squeteague]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 90 cm TL
Cynoscion reticulatus (Günther, 1864)

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Cynoscion reticulatus
[]

Photo by JAMARC

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Cynoscion similis Randall & Cervigón, 1968

Photo by JAMARC
 
Cynoscion similis
[Tonkin weakfish]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 64 cm TL
Cynoscion squamipinnis (Günther, 1867)

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Cynoscion squamipinnis
[Weakfish]

Photo by Krumme, U.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 110 cm TL
Cynoscion steindachneri (Jordan, 1889)

Photo by Krumme, U.
 
Cynoscion steindachneri
[Smalltooth weakfish]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 115 cm TL
Cynoscion stolzmanni (Steindachner, 1879)

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Cynoscion stolzmanni
[Stolzmann's weakfish]

Photo by Menezes, N.A./Figueiredo, J.L.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Cynoscion striatus (Cuvier, 1829)

Photo by Menezes, N.A./Figueiredo, J.L.
 
Cynoscion striatus
[Striped weakfish]

Photo by JAMARC

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 115 cm TL
Cynoscion virescens (Cuvier, 1830)

Photo by JAMARC
 
Cynoscion virescens
[Green weakfish]

Photo by IGFA

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 129 cm TL
Cynoscion xanthulus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882

Photo by IGFA
 
Cynoscion xanthulus
[Orangemouth weakfish]
25 Species of Family Sciaenidae with Genus Cynoscion
(Drums or croakers)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1801 Cynoscion acoupa Acoupa weakfish Western Atlantic 110 TL
1864 Cynoscion albus Whitefin weakfish Eastern Pacific 130 TL
1842 Cynoscion analis Peruvian weakfish Eastern Pacific 47 TL
1930 Cynoscion arenarius Sand weakfish Western Atlantic 63.5 TL
1830 Cynoscion guatucupa Stripped weakfish Southwest Atlantic 50 TL
1883 Cynoscion jamaicensis Jamaica weakfish Western Atlantic 50 TL
1830 Cynoscion leiarchus Smooth weakfish Western Atlantic 90.8 TL
1830 Cynoscion microlepidotus Smallscale weakfish Western Atlantic 92 TL
1976 Cynoscion nannus Dwarf weakfish Eastern Central Pacific 27 TL
1830 Cynoscion nebulosus Spotted weakfish Western Atlantic 100 TL
2001 Cynoscion nortoni hake weakfish Southeast Pacific 40 TL
1848 Cynoscion nothus Silver seatrout Western Atlantic 36 TL
1882 Cynoscion othonopterus Gulf weakfish Eastern Central Pacific 70 TL
1861 Cynoscion parvipinnis Shortfin weakfish Eastern Pacific 69 TL
1882 Cynoscion phoxocephalus Cachema weakfish Eastern Pacific 60 TL
1889 Cynoscion praedatorius Boccone weakfish Eastern Central Pacific 110 TL
1801 Cynoscion regalis Squeteague Western Atlantic 98 TL
1864 Cynoscion reticulatus Eastern Central Pacific 90 TL
1968 Cynoscion similis Tonkin weakfish Western Atlantic 60 TL
1867 Cynoscion squamipinnis Weakfish Eastern Pacific 64 TL
1889 Cynoscion steindachneri Smalltooth weakfish Western Atlantic 110 TL
1879 Cynoscion stolzmanni Stolzmann's weakfish Eastern Pacific 115 TL
1829 Cynoscion striatus Striped weakfish Southwest Atlantic 60 TL
1830 Cynoscion virescens Green weakfish Western Atlantic 115 TL
1882 Cynoscion xanthulus Orangemouth weakfish Eastern Pacific 129 TL



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