drumfish ( Sciaenidae )

Pronunciation key ( drum′fish )

drum•fish

n. [pl. DRUMFISH, DRUMFISHES (-iz) see FISH].

A variety of saltwater and freshwater fishes that make a drumming noise.

Taxonomic Hierarchy
Redfish, Puppy Drum, Drum, Channel Bass (Sciaenops ocellatus)
Kingdom	Animalia – Animal, animals
Phylum	Chordata – chordates
Subphylum	Vertebrata – vertebrates
Superclass	Osteichthyes – bony fishes
Class	Actinopterygii – ray-finned fishes, spiny rayed fishes
Subclass	Neopterygii – neopterygians
Infraclass	Teleostei
Superorder	Acanthopterygii
Order	Perciformes – perch-like fishes
Suborder	Percoidei
Family	Sciaenidae – drums and croakers
Direct Children:
Genus	Aplodinotus Rafinesque, 1819 – river drums, thunderpumpers, freshwater drums
Genus	Argyrosomus De la Pylaie, 1835
Genus	Aspericorvina Fowler, 1934
Genus	Atractoscion Gill, 1862
Genus	Atrobucca Chu, Lo and Wu, 1963
Genus	Austronibea Trewavas, 1977
Genus	Bahaba Herre, 1935
Genus	Bairdiella Gill, 1861 – mademoiselle, striped croakers
Genus	Boesemania Trewavas, 1977
Genus	Cheilotrema Tschudi, 1846
Genus	Chrysochir Trewavas and Yazdani, 1966
Genus	Cilus Delfin, 1900
Genus	Collichthys Günther, 1860
Genus	Corvula Jordan and Eigenmann, 1889
Genus	Ctenosciaena Fowler and Bean, 1923
Genus	Cynoscion Gill, 1861 – sea trout, weak fishes, seatrouts
Genus	Daysciaena Talwar, 1970
Genus	Dendrophysa Trewavas, 1964
Genus	Elattarchus Jordan and Evermann, 1896
Genus	Equetus Rafinesque, 1815 – ribbonfishes
Genus	Genyonemus Gill, 1861
Genus	Isopisthus Gill, 1862
Genus	Johnius Bloch, 1793 – maigres, maigres
Genus	Kathala Mohan, 1969
Genus	Larimichthys Jordan and Starks, 1905
Genus	Larimus Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830
Genus	Leiostomus Lacepède, 1802 – spots
Genus	Lonchurus Bloch, 1793
Genus	Macrodon Schinz, 1822
Genus	Macrospinosa Mohan, 1969
Genus	Megalonibea Chu, Lo and Wu, 1963
Genus	Menticirrhus Gill, 1861 – kingfishes, weakfishes
Genus	Micropogonias Bonaparte, 1831 – finebarbel croakers
Genus	Miichthys Lin, 1938
Genus	Miracorvina Trewavas, 1962
Genus	Nebris Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830
Genus	Nibea Jordan and Thompson, 1911
Genus	Odontoscion Gill, 1862
Genus	Ophioscion Gill, 1863
Genus	Otolithes Oken, 1817
Genus	Otolithoides Fowler, 1933
Genus	Pachypops Gill, 1861
Genus	Pachyurus Agassiz in Spix and Agassiz, 1831
Genus	Panna Mohan, 1969
Genus	Paralonchurus Bocourt, 1869
Genus	Paranebris Chao, Béarez and Robertson, 2001
Genus	Paranibea Trewavas, 1977
Genus	Pareques Gill in Goode, 1876
Genus	Pennahia Fowler, 1926
Genus	Pentheroscion Trewavas, 1962
Genus	Petilipinnis Casatti, 2002
Genus	Plagioscion Gill, 1861
Genus	Pogonias Lacepède, 1801 – black drums
Genus	Protonibea Trewavas, 1971
Genus	Protosciaena Sasaki, 1989
Genus	Pseudotolithus Bleeker, 1863
Genus	Pteroscion Fowler, 1925
Genus	Pterotolithus Fowler, 1933
Genus	Roncador Jordan and Gilbert, 1880
Genus	Sciaena Linnaeus, 1758 – black drums, black drums
Genus	Sciaenops Gill, 1863 – red drums
Genus	Seriphus Ayres, 1860
Genus	Sonorolux Trewavas, 1977
Genus	Stellifer Oken, 1817
Genus	Totoaba Villamar, 1980
Genus	Umbrina Cuvier, 1816 – croakers, roncadores

References

Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955

Sciaenidae, Taxonomic Serial No.: 169237

Red Drum, Redfish, Puppy Drum, Drum, Channel Bass (Sciaenops ocellatus)

Red Drum - a.k.a. Channel Bass, Redfish, or Puppy Drum

Sciaenidae make species-specific drumming sounds during courtship of the females at locations where spawning occurs.

Black Drum | Ocean Conservation Research “Drum” is a broad colloquial name used in many English speaking areas to name various fish under the Sciaenidae family that make “drumming” sounds.

Croakers and Drums named for repetitive throbbing or drumming sounds they make.

Sound production behaviour in a marine croaker fish, The teleost family-Sciaenidae, collectively known as the croakers and drums because of their ability for making sound.

Sciaenidae Drums are so called because of the deep, reverberating sound they make.