sciaenid - widely distributed family of carnivorous percoid fishes having a large air bladder used to produce sounddrumfish, drum - small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise croaker - any of several fishes that make a croaking noise whiting - any of several food fishes of North American coastal waters sea trout - any of several sciaenid fishes of North American coastal waters |