Scomberoides

Scomberoides is a genus of carangids, known as the queenfishes, native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. The species in this genus may be venomous with the venom found on the spines of the dorsal and anal fins.[2]

Scomberoides
Double-spotted queenfish (S. lysan)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Carangidae
Subfamily: Scomberoidinae
Genus: Scomberoides
Lacépède, 1801
Type species
Scomberoides noelii
Lacepède, 1801[1]

Species

Currently, four species in this genus are recognized:[3]

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References

  1. Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Scomberoides". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  2. Bruce W.Halstead; Dana D.Danielson; Wayne J.Baldwin & Paul C.Engen (1972). "Morphology of the venom apparatus of the leatherback fish Scomberoides sanctipetri (Cuvier)". Toxicon. 10 (3): 249–250. doi:10.1016/0041-0101(72)90010-4. Abstract
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Scomberoides in FishBase. February 2013 version.


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