n = 16
| Scientific Name | Author | Valid Name | Family | English Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menticirrhus agassizi | Jordan, 1889 | Menticirrhus panamensis | Sciaenidae | Panama kingcroaker |
| Menticirrhus americanus | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Menticirrhus americanus | Sciaenidae | Southern kingcroaker |
| Menticirrhus cokeri | Evermann & Radcliffe, 1917 | Menticirrhus ophicephalus | Sciaenidae | Snakehead kingcroaker |
| Menticirrhus cuiaranensis | Marceniuk, Caires, Rotundo, Cerqueira, Siccha-Ramirez, Wosiacki & Oliveira, 2020 | Genus Species | New species | |
| Menticirrhus elongatus | (Günther, 1864) | Menticirrhus elongatus | Sciaenidae | Pacific kingcroaker |
| Menticirrhus focaliger | Ginsburg, 1952 | Menticirrhus saxatilis | Sciaenidae | Northern kingfish |
| Menticirrhus littoralis | (Holbrook, 1847) | Menticirrhus littoralis | Sciaenidae | Gulf kingcroaker |
| Menticirrhus martinicensis | (Cuvier, 1830) | Menticirrhus americanus | Sciaenidae | Southern kingcroaker |
| Menticirrhus nasus | (Günther, 1868) | Menticirrhus nasus | Sciaenidae | Highfin king croaker |
| Menticirrhus ophicephalus | (Jenyns, 1840) | Menticirrhus ophicephalus | Sciaenidae | Snakehead kingcroaker |
| Menticirrhus paitensis | Hildebrand, 1946 | Menticirrhus paitensis | Sciaenidae | Paita kingcroaker |
| Menticirrhus panamensis | (Steindachner, 1876) | Menticirrhus panamensis | Sciaenidae | Panama kingcroaker |
| Menticirrhus rostratus | Hildebrand, 1946 | Menticirrhus elongatus | Sciaenidae | Pacific kingcroaker |
| Menticirrhus saxatilis | (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Menticirrhus saxatilis | Sciaenidae | Northern kingfish |
| Menticirrhus simus | Jordan & Eigenmann, 1889 | Menticirrhus nasus | Sciaenidae | Highfin king croaker |
| Menticirrhus undulatus | (Girard, 1854) | Menticirrhus undulatus | Sciaenidae | California kingcroaker |