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

Genus: Odontoscion

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3 species (see list below)

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Photo by Wirtz, P.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Odontoscion dentex (Cuvier, 1830)

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Odontoscion dentex
[Reef croaker]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Odontoscion eurymesops (Heller & Snodgrass, 1903)

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Odontoscion eurymesops
[Galapagos croaker]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Odontoscion xanthops Gilbert, 1898

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Odontoscion xanthops
[Yelloweye croaker]
3 Species of Family Sciaenidae with Genus Odontoscion
(Drums or croakers)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1830 Odontoscion dentex Reef croaker Western Atlantic 30 TL
1903 Odontoscion eurymesops Galapagos croaker Eastern Pacific 25 TL
1898 Odontoscion xanthops Yelloweye croaker Eastern Pacific 30 TL



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