drumfish

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

drumfish
    n 1: small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes
         of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming
         noise [syn: {drum}, {drumfish}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Drumfish \Drum"fish`\, n. (Zool.)
   Any fish of the family {Sci[ae]nid[ae]}, which makes a loud
   noise by means of its air bladder; -- called also {drum}.
   [1913 Webster]

   Note: The common drumfish ({Pogonias chromis}) is a large
         species, common south of New Jersey. The southern red
         drum or red horse ({Sci[ae]na ocellata}), and the
         fresh-water drum or croaker ({Aplodionotus grunniens}),
         are related species.
         [1913 Webster]