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- takes its name from its type genus Sciaena which is derived from the Gr**** skiaina, which was used to refer to marine perch-like fishes. A sciaenid has a...
- genus of blind cusk eels. The generic name is derived from Gr**** σκίαινα (skíaina, “sea-fish, red mullet") and ὄνος (onos, "hake"). There are currently four...
- for a shadow or phantom while the generic name is derived from the Gr**** skiaina or skion meaning a fish, or more specifically a red mullet. The brown meagre...
- Acanthuriformes. Sciaena is thought to have been derived from the Gr**** skiaina, a name used for marine fishes which resembled perch and in modern usage...