Scombrinae
Main article: Scombridae
| Scombrinae | |
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| Thunnus thynnus, Atlantic bluefin tuna | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Scombroidei |
| Family: | Scombridae |
| Subfamily: | Scombrinae Bonaparte, 1831 |
| Tribes | |
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Scombrinae is the name of a subfamily of ray-finned bony fishes in the family Scombridae.[1] Of the 51 species in the Scombridae, 50 are in Scombrinae – with the sole exception being the butterfly kingfish, which is olaced in the monospecific subfamily Gasterochismatinae.[2]
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 Orcynopsis
- Genus Scomberomorus
- Tribe Sardini – bonitos
- Genus Sarda
- Genus Cybiosarda
- Genus Gymnosarda
- Tribe Thunnini – tunas
References
- ↑ "Scombrinae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ↑ 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 | |
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| ITIS | 638248 |
| NCBI | 186745 |
| WoRMS | 267118 |
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