sci·ae·nid 
(sī-ēnĭd)
(sī-ēnĭd)n.
Any of various fishes belonging to the family Sciaenidae, which includes the drums and croakers.
[New Latin Sciaena, type genus (from Latin sciaena, a kind of sciaenid fish, from Greek skiaina, perhaps from skiā, shadow) + -ID.]
sci·aenid adj.