Canary drum
Umbrina canariensis Valenciennes, 1843
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Umbrina canariensis, the Canary drum, is a warm-water marine fish of the family Sciaenidae which is found in the western Mediterranean, eastern Atlantic Ocean and western Indian Ocean. Other English vernacular names are tesselfish, baardman, checker drum, common baardman, tasselfish and bellman.
Wikipedia contributors, Umbrina canariensis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:54:06.456968+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Umbrina canariensis Valenciennes, 1843
- Name authority
- Valenciennes, 1843
- Common name
- Canary drum
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Sciaenidae
- Genus
- Umbrina
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- familySciaenidae Cuvier, 1829
- genusUmbrina Cuvier, 1816
- speciesUmbrina canariensis Valenciennes, 1843
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Umbrina. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| longfin croakerUmbrina dorsalis Gill, 1862 | SciaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Umbrina imberbis Günther, 1873 | SciaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Umbrina galapagorum Steindachner, 1878 | SciaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Umbrina milliae Miller, 1971 | SciaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| fusca drumUmbrina ronchus Valenciennes, 1843 | SciaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| yellowfin croakerUmbrina roncador Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 | SciaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| surf croakerUmbrina xanti Gill, 1862 | SciaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| longspine croakerUmbrina analis Günther, 1868 | SciaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| sand drumUmbrina coroides Cuvier, 1830 | SciaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| bigeye croakerUmbrina bussingi López S., 1980 | SciaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Sciaena sinuata (Day, 1876) (Day, 1876) | synonym |
| Umbrina lafonti Moreau, 1874 Moreau, 1874 | synonym |
| Umbrina valida Jordan & Gunn, 1898 Jordan & Gunn, 1898 | synonym |
| Umbrina striata Boulenger, 1888 Boulenger, 1888 | synonym |
| Umbrina sinuata Day, 1876 Day, 1876 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Valenciennes, A. (1837). Ichthyologie des îles Canaries, ou histoire naturelle des poissons rapportés par Webb & Berthelot. In: P. B. Webb & S. Berthelot. Histoire Naturelle Des Îles Canaries. Paris., v. 2 (pt 2): 1–109, 26 pls. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:7DGKN. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.