Scomberomorus
Scomberomorus is a genus of ray-finned bony fish in the mackerel family, Scombridae. More specifically, it is a member of the tribe Scomberomorini, commonly known as the Spanish mackerels.
| Scomberomorus | |
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| Scomberomorus cavalla | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scombriformes |
| Family: | Scombridae |
| Subfamily: | Scombrinae |
| Tribe: | Scomberomorini |
| Genus: | Scomberomorus Lacepède, 1801 |
| Type species | |
| S. plumierii Lacepède, 1801 | |
| Species | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Species
Scomberomorus includes 18 species:[2][3]
- Serra Spanish mackerel, S. brasiliensis Collette, Russo & Zavala-Camin, 1978
- King mackerel, S. cavalla (Cuvier, 1829)
- Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel, S. commerson (Lacépède, 1800)
- Monterrey Spanish mackerel, S. concolor (Lockington, 1879)
- Indo-Pacific king mackerel, S. guttatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
- Korean seerfish, S. koreanus (Kishinouye, 1915)
- Streaked seerfish, S. lineolatus (Cuvier, 1829)
- Atlantic Spanish mackerel, S. maculatus (Couch, 1832)
- Papuan seerfish, S. multiradiatus Munro, 1964
- Australian spotted mackerel, S. munroi Collette & Russo, 1980
- Japanese Spanish mackerel, S. niphonius (Cuvier, 1832)
- Kanadi kingfish, S. plurilineatus Fourmanoir, 1966
- Queensland school mackerel, S. queenslandicus Munro, 1943
- Cero mackerel, S. regalis (Bloch, 1793)
- Broadbarred king mackerel, S. semifasciatus (Macleay, 1883)
- Pacific sierra, S. sierra Jordan & Starks, 1895
- Chinese seerfish, S. sinensis (Lacépède, 1800)
- West African Spanish mackerel, S. tritor (Cuvier, 1832)
References
- Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2007-12-25.
- "Scomberomorus". FishBase. Retrieved on 2009-06-14.
- "Scomberomorus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
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