sciaenoid
[sai'i:nɔid]
adj.
石首鱼



Sciaenoid \Sci*[ae]"noid\, a. [L. sci[ae]na a kind of fish (fr.
Gr. ?) + -oid.] (Zo["o]l.)
Of or pertaining to the {Sci[ae]nid[ae]}, a family of
carnivorous marine fishes which includes the meagre ({Sciaena
umbra} or {Sciaena aquila}), and fish of the {drum} and
{croaker} families. The {croaker} is so called because it may
make a croaking noise by use of its bladder; the {Atlantic
croaker} ({Micropogonias undulatus}, formerly {Micropogon
undulatus}) and the squeteague are a members of the croaker
family, and the {kingfish} is a drum.
[1913 Webster +PJC]