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Sciaena chrysura
Mademoiselle Ma`de*moi`selle", n.; pl. Mesdemoiselles. [F., fr. ma my, f. of mon + demoiselle young lady. See Damsel.] 1. A French title of courtesy given to a girl or an unmarried lady, equivalent to the English Miss. --Goldsmith. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A marine food fish (Sci[ae]na chrysura), of the Southern United States; -- called also yellowtail, and silver perch.
Sciaena ocellata
Note: The common drumfish (Pogonias chromis) is a large species, common south of New Jersey. The southern red drum or red horse (Sci[ae]na ocellata), and the fresh-water drum or croaker (Aplodionotus grunniens), are related species.
Sciaena ocellata
Bass Bass, n.; pl. Bass, and sometimes Basses. [A corruption of barse.] (Zo["o]l.) 1. An edible, spiny-finned fish, esp. of the genera Roccus, Labrax, and related genera. There are many species. Note: The common European bass is Labrax lupus. American species are: the striped bass (Roccus lineatus); white or silver bass of the lakes. (R. chrysops); brass or yellow bass (R. interruptus). 2. The two American fresh-water species of black bass (genus Micropterus). See Black bass. 3. Species of Serranus, the sea bass and rock bass. See Sea bass. 4. The southern, red, or channel bass (Sci[ae]na ocellata). See Redfish. Note: The name is also applied to many other fishes. See Calico bass, under Calico.
Sciaena umbra
Meagre Mea"gre, n. [F. maigre.] (Zo["o]l.) A large European sci[ae]noid fish (Sci[ae]na umbra or S. aquila), having white bloodless flesh. It is valued as a food fish. [Written also maigre.]

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- Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sciaena. Sciaena is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Sciaenidae, the drums and croakers...
- The brown meagre or corb (Sciaena umbra) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sciaenidae, the drums and croakers. This species...
- sergeant fish or robalo. It was originally ****igned to the sciaenid genus Sciaena; Sciaena undecimradiatus and Centropomus undecimradiatus are obsolete synonyms...
- The Lorna drum (Sciaena deliciosa) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sciaenidae, the drums and croakers. This species is...
- Synonyms Perca saxatilis Walbaum, 1792 Roccus saxatilis (Walbaum, 1792) Sciaena lineata Bloch, 1792 Morone lineatus (Bloch, 1792) Roccus lineatus (Bloch...
- Labrus cynaedus Sciaena (Snappers & Croakers) Sciaena cappa Sciaena lepisma Sciaena unimaculata Sciaena umbra – Brown meagre Sciaena cirrosa – Umbrina...
- Argyrosomus regius ****o, 1801 Synonyms Sciaena aquila Cuvier, 1817 Perca regia ****o, 1801 Argyrosomus regium (****o, 1801) Sciaena regius (****o, 1801) Cheilodipterus...
- The common bluestripe snapper was first formally described in 1775 as Sciaena kasmira with no type locality given but it is considered likely to be the...
- Scombriformes. Arripis trutta was first formally described in 1801 as Sciaena trutta by Marcus Elieser Bloch and Johann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider with...
- The Callao drum (Sciaena callaensis) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sciaenidae, the drums and croakers. This species is...