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Scomberesox
Sign in to saveScomberesox is a genus of sauries. It is one of two in the family Scomberesocidae. The generic name Scomberesox is a compound of scomber (which is derived from the Greek skombros, meaning 'mackerel') and the Latin esox meaning pike.
Species
Atlantic Saury
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderBeloniformes
- FamilyScomberesocidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 105
- Family
- Scomberesocidae
- Collections
- ZMO, CUMV, USNM, MCZ, NHMUK, ANSP
- Recorded in
- Unknown Country, United States, Chile, Portugal, Canary Islands, Canada, Fiji, Ecuador
Wikidata facts
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Scomberesocidae
- Image
- Scomberesox saurus saurus.jpg
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- Category:Scomberesox
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Scomberesox is a genus of sauries. It is one of two in the family Scomberesocidae. The generic name Scomberesox is a compound of scomber (which is derived from the Greek skombros, meaning 'mackerel') and the Latin esox meaning pike.
==Species== There are currently three recognized species in this genus: Scomberesox saurus (Walbaum, 1792) (Atlantic saury) Scomberesox scombroides (J. Richardson, 1843) (King gar) Scomberesox simulans (C. L. Hubbs & Wisner, 1980) (Dwarf saury)
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