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Sciaenidae
Taxonomy
Sciaenoidei was named by Cuvier (1828). It is extant.
It was reranked as the family Sciaenidae by Hay (1902), David (1943), Danil'chenko (1960), Jordan (1963), Estes (1964), Frizzell and Dante (1965), Wilson (1967), Estes and Berberian (1970), Danil'chenko (1980), Thurmond and Jones (1981), Weems (1999), Purdy et al. (2001), Fierstine et al. (2012), Betancur et al. (2013), Szabo et al. (2017), Carnevale and Godfrey (2018).
It was assigned to Sciaenoidea by Hay (1902); to Percoidea by David (1943); to Kurtiformes by Jordan (1963); to Percoidae by Frizzell and Dante (1965); to Osteichthyes by Wilson (1967); to Percoidei by Danil'chenko (1960), Thurmond and Jones (1981), Fierstine et al. (2012); to Percomorpharia by Betancur et al. (2013); to Perciformes by Estes (1964), Estes and Berberian (1970), Danil'chenko (1980), Weems (1999), Purdy et al. (2001), Szabo et al. (2017), Carnevale and Godfrey (2018); and to Acanthuriformes by Ebersole et al. (2019), Cicimurri et al. (2025).
It was reranked as the family Sciaenidae by Hay (1902), David (1943), Danil'chenko (1960), Jordan (1963), Estes (1964), Frizzell and Dante (1965), Wilson (1967), Estes and Berberian (1970), Danil'chenko (1980), Thurmond and Jones (1981), Weems (1999), Purdy et al. (2001), Fierstine et al. (2012), Betancur et al. (2013), Szabo et al. (2017), Carnevale and Godfrey (2018).
It was assigned to Sciaenoidea by Hay (1902); to Percoidea by David (1943); to Kurtiformes by Jordan (1963); to Percoidae by Frizzell and Dante (1965); to Osteichthyes by Wilson (1967); to Percoidei by Danil'chenko (1960), Thurmond and Jones (1981), Fierstine et al. (2012); to Percomorpharia by Betancur et al. (2013); to Perciformes by Estes (1964), Estes and Berberian (1970), Danil'chenko (1980), Weems (1999), Purdy et al. (2001), Szabo et al. (2017), Carnevale and Godfrey (2018); and to Acanthuriformes by Ebersole et al. (2019), Cicimurri et al. (2025).
Subtaxa
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1828 | Sciaenoidei Cuvier |
| 1902 | Sciaenidae Hay p. 405 |
| 1943 | Sciaenidae David p. 27 |
| 1960 | Sciaenidae Danil'chenko p. 131 |
| 1963 | Sciaenidae Jordan p. 701 |
| 1964 | Sciaenidae Estes p. 51 |
| 1965 | Sciaenidae Frizzell and Dante p. 703 |
| 1967 | Sciaenidae Wilson p. 203 |
| 1970 | Sciaenidae Estes and Berberian p. 4 |
| 1980 | Sciaenidae Danil'chenko p. 134 |
| 1981 | Sciaenidae Thurmond and Jones p. 101 |
| 1999 | Sciaenidae Weems p. 63 |
| 2001 | Sciaenidae Purdy et al. p. 175 |
| 2012 | Sciaenidae Fierstine et al. p. 124 |
| 2013 | Sciaenidae Betancur et al. |
| 2017 | Sciaenidae Szabo et al. |
| 2018 | Sciaenidae Carnevale and Godfrey p. 180 |
| 2019 | Sciaenoidei Ebersole et al. p. 178 |
| 2025 | Sciaenoidei Cicimurri et al. p. 90 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Subor. Sciaenoidei Cuvier 1828
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Fm. Sciaenidae Cuvier 1828
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G. Argyrosomus La Pylaie 1835
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†Argyrosomus laghii Nolf and Steurbaut 1983
†Argyrosomus regia Lanckneus and Nolf 1979
G. †Ekokenia Frizzell and Dante 1965
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†Ekokenia eporrecta Koken 1888
†Ekokenia eporrectus Koken 1888
G. Pogonias Lacépède 1802
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†Pogonias blettleri Noriega et al. 2024
Pogonias cromis Cope 1869 [black drum]
†Pogonias multidentatus Cope 1869
†Pogonias stringeri Takeuchi and Huddleston 2008
G. Sciaena Linnaeus 1758
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†Sciaena amplus Koken 1891
Sciaena bathytatos Chao and Miller 1975
†Sciaena holsatica Koken 1891
†Sciaena impropria Gabelaia 1976
†Sciaena irregularis Koken 1884
†Sciaena kirchbergensis Koken 1891
†Sciaena knyrkoi Danil'chenko 1980
†Sciaena meridionalis Koken 1891
†Sciaena obtusus Koken 1891
†Sciaena pecchioli Lawley 1876
†Sciaena pimenovae Bogatsov 1955
†Sciaena simplex Frost 1926
Invalid names: Stelliferinae Sasaki 1989 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Albian to the top of the Holocene or 106.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 100.5 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 100.5 Ma
Collections (185 total)
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Albian | Italy | Pogonias harpago (77178) Pogonias prodromus (76512) Pogonias prodromus, Pogonias harpago, Pogonias missilis (77255) | |
| Cenomanian | Italy | Pogonias hirsutus (78741) Pogonias incallidus, Pogonias hirsutus, Pogonias prodromus, Pogonias harpago (78742) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Italy | Pogonias harpago (77273) Pogonias prodromus, Pogonias harpago (77274) | |
| Late/Upper Cenomanian | Italy | Pogonias hirsutus (76493 77177) Pogonias incallidus (77110) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | USA (New Jersey) | Platacodon sp. (14455) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | USA (New Mexico) | Platacodon nanus (36543) | |
| Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Canada (Alberta) | Platacodon nanus (14502) | |
| Lancian | USA (Montana) | Platacodon nanus (14549 14568 144499) | |
| Lancian | Canada (Alberta) | Platacodon nanus (14631) | |
| Lancian | USA (Wyoming) | Platacodon nanus (14514 14519 14570 14590 14606) Platacodon sp. (14587) | |
| Lancian | USA (South Dakota) | Platacodon nanus (14537 192251) | |
| Lancian | Canada (Saskatchewan) | Platacodon nanus (14655) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (Wyoming) | Platacodon nanus (14585) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (Montana) | Platacodon nanus (13142) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Canada (Saskatchewan) | Platacodon sp. (45675) | |
| Tertiary | USA (Mississippi) | Otolithus gemma, Otolithus claybornensis (163732) | |
| Ypresian - Lutetian | USA (Alabama) | Fisherichthys folmeri (81179) | |
| Eocene | USA (Texas) | Corvina intermedia, Jefitchia copelandi (84145) | |
| Wasatchian | USA (Virginia) | Fisherichthys folmeri (15595) | |
| Lutetian | India (Kachchh) | Sciaenidarum sp. (202251) | |