| Family | Scientific Name | Author | Year | Common Name |
| Sciaenidae | Pareques acuminatus | (Bloch and Schneider) | 1801 | High-hat |
Pareques acuminatus
Unique Characters: Body dark silvery to brownish with 3-5 broad and dark longitudinal bands, wider than pupil, with narrower stripes in between; young with a straight dark bar connecting eyes across top of head, diffused in adult. Chin without barbel. Mouth small, inferior, snout projecting in front of upper jaw. Body short and deep, dorsal profile strongly elevated or arched on nape; body depth less than 3.5 times in standard length. Spinous dorsal fin not as high, much shorter than head. Spinous dorsal fin when pressed against back, its tip reaching base of sixth soft dorsal-fin ray.
Similar Species:
Blackbar Drum
Pareques iwamotoi
Cubbyu
Pareques umbrosus
Blackbar Drum Pareques iwamotoi. Chin without barbel. Mouth small, inferior, snout projecting in front of upper jaw. Body short and deep, dorsal profile strongly elevated or arched on nape; body depth less than 3.5 times in standard length. Spinous dorsal fin not as high, much shorter than head. Side with a broad oblique bar from base of spinous dorsal fin to pelvic fins; one longitudinal stripe on midline reaching to tip of caudal fin.
Cubbyu Pareques umbrosus. Chin without barbel. Mouth small, inferior, snout projecting in front of upper jaw. Body short and deep, dorsal profile strongly elevated or arched on nape; body depth less than 3.5 times in standard length. Spinous dorsal fin not as high, much shorter than head; when depressed against back, its tip not reaching to base of fourth soft dorsal-fin ray. Side with no oblique bar; with 7 to 10 narrow longitudinal stripes, narrower than pupil; young with a V-shaped dark bar connecting eyes across nape, diffused in adult.
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