''Grammatorcynus'' is a
genus
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of
ray-finned
Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species.
The ray-finned fishes are so called because their fins are webs of skin supported by bony or hor ...
bony fish
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in the family
Scombridae
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. This genus together with ''
Acanthocybium'' and ''
Scomberomorus
''Scomberomorus'' is a genus of ray-finned bony fish in the mackerel family, Scombridae. More specifically, it is a member of the tribe Scomberomorini, commonly known as the Spanish mackerels.
Species
''Scomberomorus'' includes 18 species:
* S ...
'' are comprised by the
tribe
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Scomberomorini
Scomberomorini is a tribe of ray-finned saltwater bony fishes that is commonly known as the Spanish mackerels, seerfishes or seer fish. This fish closely resembles the King Mackerel. This tribe is a subset of the mackerel family (Scombridae) – ...
, commonly known as the
Spanish mackerels
Scomberomorini is a tribe of ray-finned saltwater bony fishes that is commonly known as the Spanish mackerels, seerfishes or seer fish. This fish closely resembles the King Mackerel. This tribe is a subset of the mackerel family (Scombridae) � ...
or seerfishes.
''Grammatorcynus'' comprises two species:
* ''
Grammatorcynus bicarinatus
The shark mackerel (''Grammatorcynus bicarinatus'') is a species of Spanish mackerel (tribe (biology), tribe Scomberomorini) in the scombrid family (Scombridae). Their maximum reported length is , and the maximum reported weight is .
This specie ...
''
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1825),
shark mackerel
The shark mackerel (''Grammatorcynus bicarinatus'') is a species of Spanish mackerel (tribe (biology), tribe Scomberomorini) in the scombrid family (Scombridae). Their maximum reported length is , and the maximum reported weight is .
This specie ...
* ''
Grammatorcynus bilineatus''
(Rüppell, 1836),
double-lined mackerel
See also
*
List of prehistoric bony fish
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Organizations
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References
External links
Scombridae
Marine fish genera
Taxa named by Theodore Gill
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