Fish Identification: Find Species

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

Genus: Ophioscion

(See list of species below)

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10 species (see list below)

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Southwest Atlantic

Ophioscion adustus
[Croaker]

No picture found
Western Atlantic

Ophioscion costaricensis
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Photo by FAO

Ophioscion imiceps
[Blinkard croaker]

No picture found
Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 9.1 cm SL

Ophioscion panamensis
[Panama croaker]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Ophioscion punctatissimus
[Spotted croaker]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Ophioscion scierus
[Point-Tuza croaker]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Ophioscion simulus
[Snub-nosed croaker]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Ophioscion strabo
[Squint-eyed croaker]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Ophioscion typicus
[Point-nosed croaker]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Ophioscion vermicularis
[Vermiculated croaker]

10 Species of Family Sciaenidae with Genus Ophioscion
(Drums or croakers)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1831	Ophioscion adustus	Croaker	Southwest Atlantic
1958	Ophioscion costaricensis		Western Atlantic
1882	Ophioscion imiceps	Blinkard croaker	Eastern Pacific	25 TL
1945	Ophioscion panamensis	Panama croaker	Western Central Atlantic	9.1 SL
1925	Ophioscion punctatissimus	Spotted croaker	Western Atlantic	25 TL
1884	Ophioscion scierus	Point-Tuza croaker	Eastern Pacific	35 TL
1898	Ophioscion simulus	Snub-nosed croaker	Eastern Central Pacific	30 TL
1897	Ophioscion strabo	Squint-eyed croaker	Eastern Central Pacific	30 TL
1863	Ophioscion typicus	Point-nosed croaker	Eastern Central Pacific	30 TL
1867	Ophioscion vermicularis	Vermiculated croaker	Eastern Pacific	35 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: PerciformesFamily: Sciaenidae Drums or croakersGenus: Ophioscion(See list of species below)

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

Genus: Ophioscion

(See list of species below)