Genera that contain: Sciaena [ 43 ] records

Atrobucca Chu [Y.-T.], Lo [Y.-L.] & Wu [H.-L.] 1963:64, 93 [Publications Shanghai Fisheries Institute; ref. 833] Fem. Sciaena nibe Jordan & Thompson 1911. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Atrobucca Chu, Lo & Wu 1963 -- (Trewavas 1977:339 [ref. 4459], Okamura in Masuda et al. 1984:162 [ref. 6441], Heemstra 1986:617 [ref. 5660], Sasaki & Kailola 1988 [ref. 12553], Sasaki 1995 [ref. 22176], Talwar 1995:45 [ref. 25194], Sasaki 2001:3120 [ref. 26108], Bray et al. 2006:1258 [ref. 29091], Hussain & Jawad 2014:253 [ref. 33657], Motomura et al. 2017:158 [ref. 35490], Golani & Fricke 2018:102 [ref. 36273], Parenti 2020:6 [ref. 37439]). Current status: Valid as Atrobucca Chu, Lo & Wu 1963. Sciaenidae.

Attilus Gistel [J.] 1848:109 [Naturgeschichte des Thierreichs; ref. 1822] Masc. Sciaena cirrosa Linnaeus 1758. Type by being a replacement name. Apparently an unneeded replacement for Umbrina Cuvier 1816. •Objective synonym of Umbrina Cuvier 1816 -- (Gilbert 1966:233 [ref. 21329], Trewavas 1973:399 [ref. 7201], Trewavas 1977:278 [ref. 4459], Chao 1978:29 [ref. 6983], Walker & Radford 1992:575 [ref. 20257], Talwar 1995:12 [ref. 25194], Parenti 2020:54 [ref. 37439]). Current status: Synonym of Umbrina Cuvier 1816. Sciaenidae.

Bathystethus Gill [T. N.] 1893:123 [Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences v. 6 (mem. 5); ref. 1736] Masc. Cichla cultrata Bloch & Schneider 1801. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Platystethus Günther 1860, preoccupied by Platystethus Mannerheim 1831 in Coleoptera. •Valid as Bathystethus Gill 1893 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:567 [ref. 12442], Hoese & Bray 2006:1319 [ref. 29000] with type as Sciaena cultrata Forster 1801, Trnski & Knudsen 2015:1325 [ref. 34205]). Current status: Valid as Bathystethus Gill 1893. Scorpididae.

Callaus (subgenus of Sciaena) Jordan [D. S.] in Jordan & Eigenmann 1889:395, 401 [United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, Report of the Commissioner v. 14 (for 1886) (art. 3); ref. 2439] Fem. Corvina deliciosa Tschudi 1846. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Callaus Jordan 1889 -- (Parenti 2020:10 [ref. 37439]). Current status: Valid as Callaus Jordan 1889. Sciaenidae.

Centropomus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1802:248 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 4; ref. 4929] Masc. Centropomus undecimradiatus Lacepède 1802 (= Sciaena undecimalis Bloch 1792). Type by subsequent designation. Type is Sciaena undecimalis Bloch, renamed by Lacepède as S. undecimradiatus. Type designated by Gill 1861:48 [ref. 1768]. Spelled Centropoma by Duméril 1806:333 [ref. 1151]. •Valid as Centropomus Lacepède 1802 -- (Fraser 1968 [ref. 21275], Rivas 1986:579 [ref. 5210], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:250 [ref. 24550], Orrell 2003:1287 [ref. 27053], Li et al. 2011:463 [ref. 32081], Carvalho-Filho et al. 2019:81 [ref. 36975], Figueiredo-Filho et al. 2021:318 [ref. 38206]). Current status: Valid as Centropomus Lacepède 1802. Centropomidae.

Cingla (subgenus of Sciaena) Fleming [J.] 1822:394 [The philosophy of zoology v. 2; ref. 5063] Fem. Perca zingel Linnaeus 1766. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Zingel Cloquet 1817 -- (Collette & Bănărescu 1977:1459 [ref. 5845]). Current status: Synonym of Zingel Cloquet 1817. Percidae: Luciopercinae.

Collichthys Günther [A.] 1860:312 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 2; ref. 1963] Masc. Sciaena lucida Richardson 1844. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan & Evermann 1889:348 [ref. 2439] and perhaps by Günther 1867 (in Zoological Record for 1866); see discussion by Trewavas 1977:388 [ref. 4459]; see also Bleeker 1876:330 [ref. 448] for possible type designation. •Valid as Collichthys Günther 1860 -- (Trewavas 1977:400 [ref. 4459], Okamura in Masuda et al. 1984:163 [ref. 6441], Zhong in Pan et al. 1991:387 [ref. 23876], Parenti 2020:11 [ref. 37439]). Current status: Valid as Collichthys Günther 1860. Sciaenidae.

Coracinus Pallas [P. S.] 1814:256 [Zoographia Rosso-Asiatica v. 3; ref. 3351] Masc. Coracinus chalcis Pallas 1814. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan 1917:84 [ref. 2407]. Not Coracinus Gronow. •Synonym of Sciaena Linnaeus 1758 -- (Trewavas 1973:396 [ref. 7201], Parin 2003:S13 [ref. 28536], Parin et al. 2014:373 [ref. 33547], Parenti 2020:49 [ref. 37439]). Current status: Synonym of Sciaena Linnaeus 1758. Sciaenidae.

Corvina Cuvier [G.] 1829:173 [Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2; ref. 995] Fem. Sciaena nigra Forsskål 1775. Type by subsequent designation. Species cited by Cuvier as "(Sciaena nigra Gm.) Bl. 297." with more species listed in footnote. Type designated by Gill 1862:85 [ref. 1771] as Corvina nigra Cuvier, which apparently goes back to Forsskål. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Corvina Hahn 1822 in Aves. •Synonym of Sciaena Linnaeus 1758 -- (Trewavas 1973:396 [ref. 7201], Parin 2003:S13 [ref. 28536], Parin et al. 2014:373 [ref. 33547], Parenti 2020:49 [ref. 37439]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Sciaena Linnaeus 1758. Sciaenidae.

Ctenosciaena (subgenus of Sciaena) Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.] 1923:15 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 63 (no. 2488); ref. 1474] Fem. Sciaena (Ctenosciaena) dubia Fowler & Bean 1923. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Ctenosciaena Fowler & Bean 1923 -- (Chao 1978:29 [ref. 6983], Uyeno & Sato in Uyeno et al. 1983:365 [ref. 14275], Lucena 1988 [ref. 12613], Chao 2003:1586 [ref. 27097], Parenti 2020:12 [ref. 37439]). Current status: Valid as Ctenosciaena Fowler & Bean 1923. Sciaenidae.

Diplolepis Steindachner [F.] 1863:164 [Sitzungsberichte der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Classe der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften v. 48 (1. Abth.); ref. 4208] Fem. Sciaena squamosissima Heckel 1840. Type by monotypy. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Diplolepis Geoffroy 1762 and by Diplolepis Fabricius 1805 in Hymenoptera. •Synonym of Plagioscion Gill 1861 -- (Chao 1978:43 [ref. 6983], Casatti in Reis et al. 2003:601 [ref. 27061], Casatti 2005:40 [ref. 28401], Parenti 2020:43 [ref. 37439]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Plagioscion Gill 1861. Sciaenidae.

Dispinus Li [S.-H.] in Li, Wang & Wu 1981:78 [Transactions of the Chinese Ichthyological Society No. 2; ref. 6437] Masc. Sciaena rubra Forsskål 1775. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Sargocentron Fowler 1904 -- (Kotlyar 1996:83 [ref. 23292], Randall 1998:5 [ref. 23300], Kottelat 2013:301 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Sargocentron Fowler 1904. Holocentridae: Holocentrinae.

Djabub (subgenus of Sciaena) Forsskål [P. S.] 1775:44 [Descriptiones animalium (Forsskål); ref. 1351] Masc. Sciaena jarbua Forsskål 1775. Type by monotypy. An available name, but can be suppressed on the basis of no usage (literature) or a vernacular name not listed not listed on p. vi of genera (Kottelat 2013). •In the synonym of Terapon Cuvier 1816 -- (Kottelat 2013:371 [ref. 32989]). Suppressed. Current status: Synonym of Terapon Cuvier 1816. Terapontidae.

Excursor Gistel [J.] 1848:XIII [Naturgeschichte des Thierreichs; ref. 1822] Masc. Corvina nigra of Cuvier 1829 (= Sciaena umbra Linnaeus 1758). Type by being a replacement name. Unneeded replacement for Melantha Gistel 1848 (p. 109), not preoccupied by Melanthia Duponchee 1829. •In the synonymy of Sciaena Linnaeus 1758 -- (Trewavas 1973:396 [ref. 7201], Parenti 2020:49 [ref. 37439]). Current status: Synonym of Sciaena Linnaeus 1758. Sciaenidae.

Farer (subgenus of Sciaena) Forsskål [P. S.] 1775:44 [Descriptiones animalium (Forsskål); ref. 1351] Intended included species assumed to be Holocentrus samara Forsskål 1775, with common name Farer. An available name, but can be suppressed on the basis of no usage. •Synonym of Holocentrus Scopoli 1777 -- (Kotlyar 1996:82 [ref. 23292]). Suppressed. Current status: Synonym of Holocentrus Scopoli 1777. Holocentridae: Holocentrinae.

Gaterin (subgenus of Sciaena) Forsskål [P. S.] 1775:45 [Descriptiones animalium (Forsskål); ref. 1351] Sciaena gaterina Forsskål 1775. An available name, but can be suppressed on the basis of no usage. Kottelat (2013:347) says it is a vernacular name, however. He dates to Smith 1949:262 [ref. 5846]. •Synonym of Plectorhinchus Lacepède 1801 -- (Kottelat 2013:347 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2019:177 [ref. 37021]). Suppressed. Current status: Synonym of Plectorhinchus Lacepède 1801. Haemulidae: Plectorhinchinae.

Hemisciaena Bleeker [P.] 1863:140 [Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde v. 1; ref. 396] Fem. Sciaena lucida Richardson 1844. Type by monotypy. •Objective synonym of Collichthys Günther 1860 -- (Trewavas 1977:400, and see also p. 387 [ref. 4459]). Current status: Synonym of Collichthys Günther 1860. Sciaenidae.

Hobar (subgenus of Sciaena) Forsskål [P. S.] 1775:44 [Descriptiones animalium (Forsskål); ref. 1351] Sciaena bohar Forsskål 1775. An available name, but can be suppressed on the basis of no usage. •Synonym of Lutjanus Bloch 1790 -- (Kottelat 2013:340 [ref. 32989]). Suppressed. Current status: Synonym of Lutjanus Bloch 1790. Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae.

Johnieops Lal Mohan [R. S.] 1972:85 [Indian Journal of Fisheries v. 16 (nos 1-2) [1969]; ref. 5743] Masc. Sciaena osseus Day 1876. Type by original designation. •Valid as Johnieops Lal Mohan 1876 -- (Daget & Trewavas 1986:334 [ref. 6211], Talwar 1995:112 [ref. 25194], Kottelat 2013:358 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Johnius Bloch 1793, but a valid subgenus Johnieops -- (Trewavas 1977:428 [ref. 4459], Sasaki & Amaoka 1989:466 [ref. 12749], Sasaki 1999:271 [ref. 24049], Sasaki 2001:3122 [ref. 26108], Iwatsuki et al. 2012:151 [ef. 31962], Chao et al. 2019:261 [ref. 36884], Parenti 2020:19 [ref. 37439], Hanafi et al. 2023:12 [ref. 40106]). Current status: Synonym of Johnius Bloch 1793. Sciaenidae.

Melantha Gistel [J.] 1848:109 [Naturgeschichte des Thierreichs; ref. 1822] Fem. Sciaena nigra Forsskål 1775 (= Sciaena umbra Linnaeus 1758). Type by being a replacement name. Apparently an unneeded replacement for Corvina Cuvier 1829. •Synonym of Sciaena Linnaeus 1758 -- (Trewavas 1973:396 [ref. 7201], Parenti 2020:49 [ref. 37439]). Current status: Synonym of Sciaena Linnaeus 1758. Sciaenidae.

Miichthys Lin [S.-Y.] 1938:165 [Lingnan Science Journal, Canton v. 17 (no. 2); ref. 12501] Masc. Sciaena miiuy Basilewsky 1855. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Argyrosomus De la Pylaie 1835 -- (Trewavas 1977:322 [ref. 4459], Talwar 1995:40 [ref. 25194]). •Valid as Miichthys Lin 1938 -- (Okamura in Masuda et al. 1984:162 [ref. 6441], Parenti 2020:31 [ref. 37439]). Current status: Valid as Miichthys Lin 1938. Sciaenidae.

Miracorvina Trewavas [E.] 1962:170 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 13) v. 5 (no. 51); ref. 4455] Fem. Sciaena angolensis Norman 1935. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Miracorvina Trewavas 1962 -- (Parenti 2020:31 [ref. 37439]). Current status: Valid as Miracorvina Trewavas 1962. Sciaenidae.

Nibea (subgenus of Sciaena) Jordan [D. S.] & Thompson [W. F.] 1911:244, 246 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 39 (no. 1787); ref. 2539] Fem. Pseudotolithus mitsukurii Jordan & Snyder 1900. Type by original designation. Type designated on p. 244; Jordan's style of type species in parentheses (also designated by Jordan 1920:539 [ref. 4905]). •Valid as Nibea Jordan & Thompson 1911 -- (Trewavas 1977:375 [ref. 4459], Okamura in Masuda et al. 1984:162 [ref. 6441], Kinoshita & Fujita 1988 [ref. 6693], Kottelat 1989:17 [ref. 13605], Allen 1991:139 [ref. 21090], Talwar 1995:81 [ref. 25194], Sasaki 2001:3121 [ref. 26108], Bray et al. 2006:1261 [ref. 29091], Kottelat 2013:359 [ref. 32989], Lo et al. 2017:14 [ref. 35288], Motomura et al. 2017:159 [ref. 35490], Parenti 2020:32 [ref. 37439]). Current status: Valid as Nibea Jordan & Thompson 1911. Sciaenidae.

Opisthistius Gill [T. N.] 1862:245 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 14; ref. 1665] Masc. Sciaena tahmel of Rüppell 1836 (= Sciaena tahmel Forsskål 1775). Type by subsequent designation. See also account of Sciaena cinerescens. Earliest type designation found is Jordan & Evermann 1898:1384 [ref. 2444]. •Synonym of Kyphosus Lacepède 1801 -- (Desoutter 1973:420 [ref. 7203] with question, Knudsen & Clements 2013:7 [ref. 33031]). Current status: Synonym of Kyphosus Lacepède 1801. Kyphosidae.

Othonias (subgenus of Sciaena) Jordan [D. S.] & Thompson [W. F.] 1911:244, 246, 257 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 39 (no. 1787); ref. 2539] Masc. Sciaena manchurica Jordan & Thompson 1911. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Type designated on p. 257. •Synonym of Larimichthys Jordan & Starks 1905 -- (Trewavas 1977:392 [ref. 4459], Parenti 2020:24 [ref. 37439]). Current status: Synonym of Larimichthys Jordan & Starks 1905. Sciaenidae.

Oxylabrax Bleeker [P.] 1876:264 [Archives néerlandaises des sciences exactes et naturelles v. 11; ref. 447] Masc. Sciaena undecimalis Bloch 1792. Type by being a replacement name. Unneeded replacement for Centropomus Lacepède 1802. •Objective synonym of Centropomus Lacepède 1802 -- (Rivas 1986:587 [ref. 5210], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:250 [ref. 24550]). Current status: Synonym of Centropomus Lacepède 1802. Centropomidae.

Parapercis Bleeker [P.] 1863:236 [Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde v. 1; ref. 398] Fem. Sciaena cylindrica Bloch 1792. Type by monotypy. Appeared in list as, "Parapercis cylindrica Blkr. = Percis cylindrica CV." Species dates to Bloch. •Valid as Parapercis Bleeker 1863 -- (Cantwell 1964:242 [ref. 23974], Randall 1984 [ref. 6067], Okamura and Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:290 [ref. 6441], Heemstra 1986:739 [ref. 5660], Anderson 1992:151 [ref. 19971], Gomon et al. 1994:711 [ref. 22532], Rosa & Rosa 1998:854 [ref. 25850], Randall 2001:3502 [ref. 26283], Randall & McCosker 2002:87 [ref. 26140], Imamura & Matsuura 2003:268 [ref. 27220], Randall 2003:1 [ref. 27690], Randall & Yamakawa 2006:1 [ref. 28630], Johnson 2006:47 [ref. 28929], Johnson & Randall 2006:57 [ref. 28930], Allen et al. 2006:1489 [ref. 29090], Imamura & Yoshino 2007:98 [ref. 29016], Imamura & Yoshino 2007:81 [ref. 29105], Randall et al. 2008:69 [ref. 29575], Randall 2008:159 [ref. 29931], Prokofiev 2008:877 [ref. 29939], Johnson 2008:670 [ref. 30656], Prokofiev 2010:585 [ref. 31007], Liao et al. 2011:32 [ref. 31295], Yamanaka et al. 2011:63 [ref. 31678], Ho et al. 2012:163 [ref. 31812], Sparks & Baldwin 2012:31 [ref. 31821], Johnson & White 2012:57 [ref. 31991], Ho & Causse 2012:38 [ref. 32038], Ho & Johnson 2013:273 [ref. 32504], Ho 2013:291 [ref. 32980], Hibino et al. 2013:129 [ref. 33258], Chen et al. 2014:230 [ref. 33153], Ho et al. 2014:335 [ref. 33332], Johnson et al. 2014:484 [ref. 33468], Ho 2014:581 [ref. 33486], Ho 2015:255 [ref. 33919], Johnson & Stewart 2015:1461 [ref. 34292], Matsunuma et al. 2016:187 [ref. 34947], Allen & Erdmann 2017:8 [ref. 35514], Motomura et al. 2017:189 [ref. 35490], Johnson & Motomura 2017:121 [ref. 35593], Ho & van Heden 2017:563 [ref. 35671], Johnson & Worthington Wilmer 2018:151 [ref. 35833], Fricke et al. 2018:301 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:134 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:248 [ref. 36673], Yosuva et al. 2020:555 [ref. 37560], Sparks et al. 2021:1 [ref. 38691]). Current status: Valid as Parapercis Bleeker 1863. Pinguipedidae.

Pentheroscion Trewavas [E.] 1962:170 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 13) v. 5 (no. 51); ref. 4455] Masc. Sciaena mbizi Poll 1950. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Pentheroscion Trewavas 1962 -- (Parenti 2020:43 [ref. 37439]). Current status: Valid as Pentheroscion Trewavas 1962. Sciaenidae.

Plagioscion Gill [T. N.] 1861:82 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 13; ref. 1771] Masc. Sciaena squamosissima Heckel 1840. Type by subsequent designation. Described by Gill 1861 without included species. First addition of species not researched. Type designated by Jordan and Eigenmann 1889:380 [ref. 2439]. •Valid as Plagioscion Gill 1861 -- (Chao 1978:43 [ref. 6983], Britski et al. 1999:142 [ref. 24147], Aguilera & Rodrigues de Aguilera 2001:66 [ref. 25927], Casatti 2002:2 [ref. 25936], Casatti & Chao 2002:1 [ref. 26002], Casatti 2002:173 [ref. 26626], Chao 2003:1587 [ref. 27097], Casatti in Reis et al. 2003:601 [ref. 27061], Casatti 2005:40 [ref. 28401], Bertaco et al. 2016:426 [ref. 34561], Parenti 2020:43 [ref. 37439]). Current status: Valid as Plagioscion Gill 1861. Sciaenidae.

Platystethus Günther [A.] 1860:391 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 2; ref. 1963] Masc. Cichla cultrata Bloch & Schneider 1801. Type by monotypy. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Platystethus Mannerheim 1831 in Coleoptera, replaced by Bathystethus Gill 1893. •Objective synonym of Bathystethus Gill 1893 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:567 [ref. 12442], Hoese & Bray 2006:1319 [ref. 29000], with type as Sciaena cultrata Forster 1801). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Bathystethus Gill 1893. Scorpididae.

Pomadasys Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1802:515 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 4; ref. 4929] Masc. Sciaena argentea Forsskål 1775. Type by monotypy. Spelled Pomadasis in early literature. •Valid as Pomadasys Lacepède 1802 -- (Roux 1973:391 [ref. 7200], Johnson 1980:11 [ref. 13553], Akazaki in Masuda et al. 1984:173 [ref. 6441], Ben-Tuvia & McKay in Whitehead et al. 1986:862 [ref. 13676], Smith & McKay 1986:566 [ref. 5716], Roux 1986:328 [ref. 6209], Ye in Pan et al. 1991:406 [ref. 23876], Bauchot in Lévêque et al. 1992:696 [ref. 21590], Bussing 1993:245 [ref. 19564], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:338 [ref. 24550], McKay 2001:2962 [ref. 26103], Lindeman & Toxey 2003:1526 [ref. 27094], Allen et al. 2006:1223 [ref. 29090], Snoeks & Vreven 2007:429 [ref. 30079], Ren & Zhang 2007:837 [ref. 32149], Matsunuma et al. 2009:61 [ref. 30884], Tavera et al. 2012:6 [ref. 32469], Kottelat 2013:348 [ref. 32989], Jawad et al. 2014:18 [ref. 33531], Bañón et al. 2014:323 [ref. 33674], Hata et al. 2015:115 [ref. 34419], Motomura et al. 2017:144 [ref. 35490], Robertson et al. 2017:89 [ref. 35676], Fricke et al. 2018:209 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:97 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:165 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2019:166 [ref. 37021]). Current status: Valid as Pomadasys Lacepède 1802. Haemulidae: Haemulinae.

Proamblys Gill [T. N.] 1862:236 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 14; ref. 1664] Masc. Diacope nigra of Cuvier 1828 (= Sciaena niger Forsskål 1775). Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Macolor Bleeker 1860 -- (Allen 1985:125 [ref. 6843] as Promblys, Kishimoto et al. 1987 [ref. 6061]). Current status: Synonym of Macolor Bleeker 1860. Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae.

Prochilus Cuvier [G.] 1816:294 [Le Règne Animal; ref. 993] Masc. Sciaena macrolepidota Bloch 1792. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan & Evermann 1898:2195 [ref. 2445]. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Prochilus Illiger 1811 in Mammalia. •In the synonymy of Dormitator Gill 1861 -- (Maugé 1986:391 [ref. 6218]). •In the synonymy of Ophiocara Gill 1863 -- (Parenti 2021:23 [ref. 38603]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Ophiocara Gill 1863. Eleotridae: Eleotrinae.

Protosciaena Sasaki [K.] 1989:128 [Memoirs of the Faculty of Fisheries Hokkaido University v. 36 (no. 1/2); ref. 19782] Fem. Sciaena trewavasae Chao & Miller 1975. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Protosciaena Sasaki 1989 -- (Chao 2003:1587 [ref. 27097], Parenti 2020:46 [ref. 37439]). Current status: Valid as Protosciaena Sasaki 1989. Sciaenidae.

Pseudosciaena Bleeker [P.] 1863:142 [Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde v. 1; ref. 396] Fem. Pseudosciaena amblyceps Bleeker 1863. Type by subsequent designation. Bleeker 1874:18 [ref. 12517] and 1876:329 [ref. 448] listed Sciaena aquila Risso [= Lacepède 1803] as type (accepted by Trewavas 1977:387 [ref. 4459]), but aquila was not a named included species. Type apparently validly designated first by Jordan 1919:321 [ref. 4904]. •Valid as Pseudosciaena Bleeker 1863 -- (Okamura in Masuda et al. 1984:162 [ref. 6441]). •Synonym of Argyrosomus De la Pylaie 1835 -- (Trewavas 1973:397 [ref. 7201], Trewavas 1977:322 [ref. 4459], Daget & Trewavas 1986:333 [ref. 6211], Talwar 1995:40 [ref. 25194], Parenti 2020:3 [ref. 37439]). Current status: Synonym of Argyrosomus De la Pylaie 1835. Sciaenidae.

Robaloscion Béarez [P.] & Schwarzhans [W.] 2014:273 [Cybium v. 37 (no. 4) [for 2013]; ref. 33019] Masc. Sciaena wierneri Sauvage 1883. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Robaloscion Béarez & Schwarzhans 2014 -- (Parenti 2020:48 [ref. 37439]). Current status: Valid as Robaloscion Béarez & Schwarzhans 2014. Sciaenidae.

Sciaena Linnaeus [C.] 1758:288 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Fem. Sciaena umbra Linnaeus 1758. Type designated by ICZN (Opinion 988, supersedes Opinion 93); name placed on Official List. Sciaena Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:28 regarded as a new definition but not an original description. Misspelled Sciena by Anonymous (Cabrera, Pérez & Haenseler) 1817:6 [ref. 17319], see Graells 1887:180 [ref. 30438]. •Valid as Sciaena Linnaues 1758 -- (Trewavas 1973:396 [ref. 7201], Chao 1978:28 [ref. 6983], Chao in Whitehead et al. 1986:870 [ref. 13676], Popova 1998:121 [ref. 23588], Parin 2003:S13 [ref. 28536], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:50 [ref. 36649], Parin et al. 2014:373 [ref. 33547], Parenti 2020:49 [ref. 37439]). Current status: Valid as Sciaena Linnaeus 1758. Sciaenidae.

Sphaerodon Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1838:112 [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] Masc. Sciaena grandoculis Forsskål 1775. Type by monotypy. Sometimes seen as Sphoerodon. On Code recommendation 51D, the anonymous author is listed in square brackets. •Synonym of Monotaxis Anonymous [Bennett] 1830 -- (Sato 1986:603 [ref. 5152]). Current status: Synonym of Monotaxis Anonymous [Bennett] 1830. Lethrinidae: Monotaxinae.

Toxotes Cuvier [G.] 1816:338 [Le Règne Animal; ref. 993] Fem. Labrus jaculator of Shaw 1803 (= Sciaena jaculator Pallas 1767). Type by monotypy. See Whitley 1935:136 [ref. 6396] for possible earlier publication. •Valid as Toxotes Cuvier 1816 -- (Allen 1978 [ref. 6922], Jayaram 1981:331 [ref. 6497], Roberts 1989:165 [ref. 6439], Ataur Rahman 1989:332 [ref. 24860], Allen 1991:141 [ref. 21090], Allen 2001:3213 [ref. 26114], Ataur Rahman 2003:360 [ref. 31338], Allen 2004:225 [ref. 27779], Allen et al. 2006:1284 [ref. 29090], Morgan 2011:17 [ref. 31262]). •Synonym of Toxotes Cloquet 1816 -- (Kottelat 2013:362 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Toxotes Cloquet 1816. Toxotidae.

Toxotes Cloquet [H.] 1816:116, suppl. [Dictionnaire des sciences Naturelles v. 2, AMA-ARGE, Supplément; ref. 12560] Masc. Sciaena jaculatrix Pallas 1767. Type by monotypy. Appeared as above in Oct., then followed by Cuvier 1816 in Nov. -- according to Kottelat (2013:362). •Valid as Toxotes Cloquet 1816 -- (Kottelat 2013:362 [ref. 32989], Kottelat & Tan 2018:211 [ref. 36201], Fricke et al. 2019:178 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Toxotes Cloquet 1816. Toxotidae.

Trompe Gistel [J.] 1848:XI [Naturgeschichte des Thierreichs; ref. 1822] Masc. Sciaena jaculatrix Pallas 1767. Type by being a replacement name. Treated as masculine, Art. 30.2.4. Unexplained and unneeded replacement for Toxotes Cloquet 1816. •Objective synonym of Toxotes Cuvier 1816 -- (Allen 1978:358 [ref. 6922]). •Objective synonym of Toxotes Cloquet 1816 -- (Kottelat 2013:362 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Toxotes Cloquet 1816. Toxotidae.

Umbrina Cuvier [G.] 1816:297 [Le Règne Animal; ref. 993] Fem. Sciaena cirrosa Linnaeus 1758. Type by monotypy, only one species definitely included. On Official List (Opinion 988). •Valid as Umbrina Cuvier 1816 -- (Gilbert 1966 [ref. 21329], Trewavas 1973:399 [ref. 7201], Trewavas 1977:278 [ref. 4459], Chao 1978:29 [ref. 6983], Chao in Whitehead et al. 1986:871 [ref. 13676], Heemstra 1986:619 [ref. 5660], Lucena 1988 [ref. 12613], Walker & Radford 1992 [ref. 20257], Talwar 1995:12 [ref. 25194], Popova 1998:122 [ref. 23588], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:369 [ref. 24550], Chao 2003:1586 [ref. 27097], Parin 2003:S13 [ref. 28536], Hutchings & Griffiths 2005:4 [ref. 40362], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:50 [ref. 36649], Parin et al. 2014:373 [ref. 33547], Robertson et al. 2017:90 [ref. 35676], Fricke et al. 2018:224 [ref. 35805], Parenti 2020:54 [ref. 37439]). Current status: Valid as Umbrina Cuvier 1816. Sciaenidae.

Zestis (subgenus of Stellifer) Gilbert [C. H.] in Jordan & Evermann 1898:1439, 1440 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 47; ref. 2444] Fem. Sciaena oscitans Jordan & Gilbert 1882. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Stellifer Oken 1817 -- (Chao 1978:40 [ref. 6983], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:376 [ref. 24550], Parenti 2020:50 [ref. 37439]). Current status: Synonym of Stellifer Oken 1817. Sciaenidae.