Pisces Perciformes : Sciaenidae

From the preface: "The author Dr. P.K. Talwar, includes in the present volume of the Fauna of India series, 40 species (including one new species) under 20 genera and 8 tribes of family Sciaenidae. All additional information reported so far on Indian Sciaenid fishes, since the publication of the classical work of Francis Day (1889) in the Fauna of British India have been incorporated in this volume. The present volume not only provide an upto-date taxnomical account of these fishes, but also supplements fishery information available for each species. It is expected to be useful to the fish investigators and to the marine fishery workers who need proper identification of the Sciaenid species of India."