![Stellifer lanceolatus](https://ncfishes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Star-Drum-Stellifer-lanceolatus-1024x522.jpg)
Family | Scientific Name | Author | Year | Common Name |
Sciaenidae | Stellifer lanceolatus | (Holbrook) | 1855 | Star Drum |
Stellifer lanceolatus
Unique Characters: Spiny dorsal fin with dark margin. Caudal fin pointed. Snout bluntly rounded. Chin without barbel. Preopercle margin serrated with 4-6 distinct spines. Head broad, top cavernous, often translucent under skin, hollow or spongy to touch.
Similar Species:
Silver Perch Bairdiella chrysura. Chin without barbel. Preopercle serrate often with few spines at angle. Top of head cavernous, but usually not translucent under skin, firm to touch.
![Bairdiella chrysoura](https://ncfishes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Bairdiella-chrysoura-1-1024x576.png)
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