Red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus)
General data
- Main name: Red drum
- Local names: Tropical sea bass, Channel bass
- Climates: Tropical, Subtropical
- Habitat: Saltwater
- Native: North America, South America
- Introduced: Asia
- Distribution: Savannah river, Pee Dee river, Ochlockonee River, Santee River, Neches River, Sabine River, View all... Caloosahatchee River, Apalachicola River, Neuse River, Gulf of Mexico, Planet Earth, Atlantic Ocean
Classification
- Genus: Sciaenops - Sciaenops
- Family: Sciaenidae - Drums
- Order: Acanthuriformes - Surgeonfishes
- Class: Actinopteri - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes