Scombrinae
Sign in to saveThe Scombrinae are a subfamily of ray-finned bony fishes in the family Scombridae. Of the 51 species in the Scombridae, 50 are in Scombrinae – with the sole exception being the butterfly kingfish, which is placed in the monospecific subfamily Gasterochismatinae.
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Subfamily
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderScombriformes
- FamilyScombridae
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The Scombrinae are a subfamily of ray-finned bony fishes in the family Scombridae. Of the 51 species in the Scombridae, 50 are in Scombrinae – with the sole exception being the butterfly kingfish, which is placed in the monospecific subfamily Gasterochismatinae.
== Classification == The Scombrinae, therefore, comprise 50 extant species in 14 genera, grouped into four tribes: Subfamily Scombrinae Tribe Scombrini – mackerels Genus Rastrelliger Genus Scomber Tribe Scomberomorini – Spanish mackerels Genus Acanthocybium Genus Grammatorcynus Genus Scomberomorus Tribe Sardini – bonitos Genus Sarda Genus Cybiosarda Genus Gymnosarda Genus Orcynopsis Tribe Thunnini – tunas Genus Allothunnus Genus Auxis Genus Euthynnus Genus Katsuwonus Genus Thunnus
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Scombrinae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.