Scombridae
Sign in to saveThe mackerel, tuna, and bonito family, Scombridae, includes many of the most important and familiar food fishes. The family consists of 51 species in 15 genera and two subfamilies. All species are in the subfamily Scombrinae, except the butterfly kingfish, which is the sole member of subfamily Gasterochismatinae.
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Scombridae is the family of fish that includes mackerels, tunas, and bonitos—many of which are important food species that people around the world rely on and eat regularly. The family contains 51 species divided into 15 genera, with nearly all belonging to one subfamily except for a single butterfly kingfish species that forms its own subfamily.
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- Scombriformes
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- Южноазиатская скумбрия. Makrele .Indian mackerel, mackerel DSCF9675ВЕ.jpg
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The mackerel, tuna, and bonito family, Scombridae, includes many of the most important and familiar food fishes. The family consists of 51 species in 15 genera and two subfamilies. All species are in the subfamily Scombrinae, except the butterfly kingfish, which is the sole member of subfamily Gasterochismatinae.
Scombrids have two dorsal fins and a series of finlets behind the rear dorsal fin and anal fin. The caudal fin is strongly divided and rigid, with a slender, ridged base. The first (spiny) dorsal fin and the pelvic fins are normally retracted into body grooves. Species lengths vary from the of the island mackerel to the recorded for the immense Atlantic bluefin tuna.