noun
- any of various marine fish that make drumming or croaking sounds, especially members of the family Sciaenidae
Examples
- The red drumfish is popular among sport fishermen along the Atlantic coast.
- We could hear the drumfish making their characteristic sounds underwater.
- The black drumfish can grow quite large in the Gulf of Mexico.
- Commercial fishermen often catch drumfish in their nets.
- The drumfish uses its swim bladder to produce the drumming noise.
- Several species of drumfish inhabit the shallow coastal waters.