Meaning of sciaenid | Babel Free

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Any fish belonging to the family Sciaenidae.

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“Sciaenids constitute about 70,000 tonnes of the present⟳ demersal catch⟳ of the west coast. George, et al. estimated an additional potential of about 90,000 tonnes of sciaenids from the west coast.”

“In the Indo-West Pacific, sciaenids are important in the equatorial regions of South East Asia but much less so elsewhere.”

“It can often be difficult to distinguish an individual's call⟳ when a hydrophone is lowered into a chorus of sciaenids. Like⟳ damselfishes, sciaenids tend⟳ to have⟳ species-specific sounds (Fig. 9.8).”

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