Sciaenops Gill 1863 (ray-finned fish)
Actinopteri - Acanthomorphata - Sciaenidae
Parent taxon: Sciaenoidei according to R. W. Purdy et al. 2001
Sister taxa: Aplodinotus, Atractoscion, Corvina, Cynoscion, Equetus, Fisherichthys, Jefitchia, Leiostomus, Micropogonias, Odonteus, Platacodon, Pogonias, Pristipoma
Subtaxa: Sciaenops ocellata, Sciaenops ocellatus
Ecology: nektonic omnivore