Noun: sciaenid sI'ee-nid
- Widely distributed family of carnivorous percoid fishes having a large air bladder used to produce sound
"Croakers are sciaenid fish known for the drumming sounds they make";
- sciaenid fish
Derived forms: sciaenids
Type of: percoid, percoid fish, percoidean
Part of: family Sciaenidae, Sciaenidae
Encyclopedia: Sciaenid