Argyrosomus
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Argyrosomus is a genus of fish in the drum family, Sciaenidae
Sciaenidae
Sciaenidae is a family of fish commonly called drums, croakers, or hardheads for the repetitive throbbing or drumming sounds they make...

. They are large fish, with the largest, A. regius
Argyrosomus regius
Argyrosomus regius is a fish of the Sciaenidae family. It has a similar form to a European seabass, with a pearly-silver coloration and a yellow-coloured mouth. Length can go from 40–50 cm up to 2 m long, with weights up to 55 kilograms.A...

growing up to 230 cm in length. They are commonly targeted as game fish.
  • Amoy croaker, Argyrosomus amoyensis (Bleeker, 1863)
  • Argyrosomus beccus Sasaki, 1994
  • Dusky kob, Argyrosomus coronus Griffiths and Heemstra, 1995
  • Arabian sea meagre, Argyrosomus heinii (Steindachner, 1902)
  • Madagascar meagre, Argyrosomus hololepidotus (Lacepède, 1801)
  • Mild meagre, Argyrosomus inodorus Griffiths and Heemstra, 1995
  • Mulloway, Argyrosomus japonicus
    Argyrosomus japonicus
    Argyrosomus japonicus is a silvery to bronze-green colored fish which may grow up to 2 m in length. It is known as mulloway or jewfish in Australia and dusky Kob in South Africa. The name jewfish refers to the large earstones, which are prized as "jewels" by some fishers.A...

    (Temminck and Schlegel, 1843)
  • Meagre, Argyrosomus regius
    Argyrosomus regius
    Argyrosomus regius is a fish of the Sciaenidae family. It has a similar form to a European seabass, with a pearly-silver coloration and a yellow-coloured mouth. Length can go from 40–50 cm up to 2 m long, with weights up to 55 kilograms.A...

    (Asso, 1801)
  • Squaretail kob, Argyrosomus thorpei Smith, 1977
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