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Macrodon
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Macrodon

Macrodon is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Sciaenidae, the drums and croakers. These fishes are found in the eastern Pacific and western Atlantic Oceans.

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3 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 3 known species

King Weakfish

speciesMacrodon ancylodon

Macrodon atricauda

speciesMacrodon atricauda

Macrodon mordax

speciesMacrodon mordax

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 89678.