Cynoscion Gill 1861 (ray-finned fish)
Osteichthyes - Acanthomorphata - Sciaenidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 36003
Parent taxon: Sciaenoidei according to J. E. Fitch and R. J. Lavenberg 1983
Sister taxa: Aplodinotus, Argyrosomus, Atractoscion, Corvina, Equetus, Fisherichthys, Genyonemus, Jefitchia, Larimus, Leiostomus, Lompochites, Lompoquia, Micropogonias, Platacodon, Pogonias, Pristipoma, Protosciaena, Pseudoumbrina, Sciaena, Sciaenops, Trewasciaena, Umbrina
Subtaxa: Cynoscion (Aristoscion)
Ecology: nektonic omnivore