Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Sciaenoid \Sci*[ae]"noid\, a. [L. sci[ae]na a kind of fish (fr.
   Gr. ?) + -oid.] (Zo["o]l.)
   Of or pertaining to the {Sci[ae]nid[ae]}, a family of marine
   fishes which includes the meagre, the squeteague, and the
   kingfish.

Perciformes \Per`ci*for"mes\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo["o]l.)
   An extensive tribe or suborder of fishes, including the true
   perches ({Percid[ae]}); the pondfishes ({Centrarchid[ae]});
   the sci[ae]noids ({Sci[ae]nid[ae]}); the sparoids
   ({Sparid[ae]}); the serranoids ({Serranid[ae]}), and some
   other related families.

Source : WordNet®

Sciaenidae
     n : warm-water marine fishes including the drums and grunts and
         croakers and sea trout [syn: {family Sciaenidae}]