page_title: Sciaenidae
section_title: Genera
hierarchical_section_title: Sciaenidae / Genera
caption_attribution_description: Adult and Juvenile Spotted Drumfish, St. Kitts. Image taken by Clark Anderson/Aquaimages.
context_page_description: Sciaenidae are a family of fish in the order Perciformes. They are commonly called drums or croakers in reference to the repetitive throbbing or drumming sounds they make. The family consists of about 286 to 298 species in about 66 to 70 genera.
caption: Adult and juvenile spotted drumfish, St. Kitts
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