Canary drum (Umbrina canariensis) Description
Umbrina canariensis Procedencia:España. Canarias. Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Isla de Tenerife. Acantilado de los Gigantes. La Atlántida
Date 28 December 2006
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Author Fernando Herranz Martín http://herramientas.educa.madrid.org/animalandia/autor.php?nombre=Fernando%20Herranz%20Mart%C3%ADn
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Umbrina canariensis, the Canary drum is a warm water, marine fish of the family Sciaenidae which is found in the western Mediterranean, eastern Atlantic Ocean and western Indian Ocean. Other English vernacular names are tesselfish, baardman, checker drum, common baardman, tasselfish and bellman. Order: Perciformes, Family: Sciaenidae.
Synonyms:
Umbrina valida Jordan & Gunn, 1898
Umbrina striata Boulnger, 1888
Sciaena sinuata (Day, 1876)
Umbrina sinuata Day 1876
Umbrina lafonti Moreau, 1874
