Scombrinae

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Scombrinae
Thunnus thynnus, bluefin tuna
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Scombroidei
Family: Scombridae
Subfamily: Scombrinae
Bonaparte, 1831
Tribes

Scombrinae is a subfamily of ray-finned bony fishes in the family Scombridae.[1] Of the 51 species in the Scombridae, 50 of them are in Scombrinae – with the sole exception being the butterfly kingfish, which resides in the monospecific subfamily Gasterochismatinae.[2]

Scombrinae, therefore, comprises 50 extant species in fourteen genera, grouped into four tribes:

Subfamily Scombrinae

References

  1. "Scombrinae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 November 2012. 
  2. Orrell, T.M.; Collette, B.B; Johnson, G.D. (2006). "Molecular data support separate Scombroid and Xiphioid Clades" (PDF). Bulletin of Marine Science 79 (3): 505–519. Retrieved 28 October 2012. 

External links

External identifiers for Scombrinae
ITIS 638248
NCBI 186745
WoRMS 267118
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