| True mackerels | |
|---|---|
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| Atlantic mackerel, Scomber scombrus | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scombriformes |
| Family: | Scombridae |
| Subfamily: | Scombrinae |
| Tribe: |
Scombrini Bonaparte, 1831 |
| Genera | |
Scombrini, commonly called the true mackerels, is a tribe of ray-finned bony fishes in the mackerel family, Scombridae – a family it shares with the Spanish mackerel, tuna and bonito tribes, plus the butterfly kingfish. [1]
Genera
This tribe consists of seven species in two genera:
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Rastrelliger Jordan & Starks in Jordan & Dickerson, 1908
- Rastrelliger brachysoma ( Bleeker, 1851), Short mackerel
- Rastrelliger faughni Matsui, 1967, Island mackerel
- Rastrelliger kanagurta ( Cuvier, 1816), Indian mackerel
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Rastrelliger Jordan & Starks in Jordan & Dickerson, 1908
See also
References
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