Argyrosomus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Sciaenidae, the drums.

[1] This genus is classified in the family Sciaenidae which is placed within the suborder Sciaenoidei of the order Acanthuriformes in the 5th edition of Fishes of the World.

The preoperculum is serrated and the operculum ends in a pair of flattened spines, which are frequently embedded in the skin.

The caudal fin is ponted in small juveniles and may be S-shaped, rhomboid, rounded in young and adult fish.

[6] These are large fishes with the, largest, the meagre (A. regius) attaining a maximum published total length of 230 cm (91 in).