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Stellifer
Sign in to saveStellifer is a genus of fish in the family Sciaenidae, the drums and croakers. It is found in New World waters. Many species are known commonly as stardrums.
Species
Carolina draba
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilySciaenidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 184
- With media
- 2
- Family
- Sciaenidae
- Collections
- CUMV, SIO, ANSP, AUM, USNM, UF
- Recorded in
- Brazil, Mexico, Yabucoa, United States, Panama, Colombia, El Salvador, Costa Rica
Wikidata facts
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- Parent taxon
- Sciaenidae
- Image
- Stellifer lanceolatus.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
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Stellifer is a genus of fish in the family Sciaenidae, the drums and croakers. It is found in New World waters. Many species are known commonly as stardrums.
In the Americas, this is one of the most diverse genera among the sciaenids. Its members can be found in the tropics and subtropics and in shallow and deeper waters. Some are semianadromous, spawning in the ocean near estuaries so the eggs and young will be taken into lower-salinity environments on the tides.
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