Fish Identification: Find Species

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

Genus: Argyrosomus

(See list of species below)

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9 species (see list below)

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Photo by FAO

Argyrosomus amoyensis
[Amoy croaker]

No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 23 cm SL

Argyrosomus beccus
[]

Photo by Mann, B.

Argyrosomus coronus
[Dusky kob]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Argyrosomus heinii
[Arabian sea meagre]

Photo by Hashemi, S.

Argyrosomus hololepidotus
[Southern meagre]

No picture found
Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 145 cm TL

Argyrosomus inodorus
[Mild meagre]

Photo by Banks, I.

Argyrosomus japonicus
[Japanese meagre]

Photo by IGFA

Argyrosomus regius
[Meagre]

Photo by SFSA

Argyrosomus thorpei
[Squaretail kob]

9 Species of Family Sciaenidae with Genus Argyrosomus
(Drums or croakers)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1863	Argyrosomus amoyensis	Amoy croaker	Indo-West Pacific	40 SL
1994	Argyrosomus beccus		Western Indian Ocean	23 SL
1995	Argyrosomus coronus	Dusky kob	Southeast Atlantic	200 TL
1902	Argyrosomus heinii	Arabian sea meagre	Western Indian Ocean	60 TL
1801	Argyrosomus hololepidotus	Southern meagre	Indian Ocean	200 TL
1995	Argyrosomus inodorus	Mild meagre	Southeast Atlantic	145 TL
1843	Argyrosomus japonicus	Japanese meagre	Indo-West Pacific	181 TL
1801	Argyrosomus regius	Meagre	Eastern Atlantic	230 TL
1977	Argyrosomus thorpei	Squaretail kob	Western Indian Ocean	71 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

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

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

Genus: Argyrosomus

(See list of species below)