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WoRMS taxon details
Scombridae AphiaID: 125559
| Status | | accepted |
Record
status | | Checked by Taxonomic Editor |
| Rank | | Family |
| Parent | | Perciformes |
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basis of record: van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
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Vernacular
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English |
bonitos |
[details] |
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English |
mackerels |
[details] |
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English |
tunas |
[details] |
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Norwegian Bokmål |
makrellfamilien |
[details] |
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Norwegian Nynorsk |
makrellfamilien |
[details] |
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Swedish |
makrillfiskar |
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Direct child
taxa
[show all] | | Subfamily Gasterochismatinae
Subfamily Scombrinae
| | » Genus Acanthocybium Gill, 1862
» Genus Allothunnus Serventy, 1948
» Genus Auxis Cuvier, 1829
» Genus Cybiosarda
» Genus Euthunnus
» Genus Euthynnus Lütken in Jordan & Gilbert, 1883
» Genus Grammatorcynus Gill, 1862
» Genus Gymnosarda Gill, 1863
» Genus Katsuwonus Kishinouye, 1915
» Genus Orcynopsis
» Genus Rastrelliger Jordan & Starks, 1908
» Genus Sarda Cuvier, 1829
» Genus Scomber Linnaeus, 1758
» Genus Scomberomorus Lacepède, 1801
» Genus Thunnus South, 1845
» Genus Thynnus Browne, 1789 (nomen dubium, Not available, name published in a rejected work; on Official Index (Opinion 89))
» Genus Acanthocybrium accepted as Acanthocybium Gill, 1862
» Genus Acanthoscybium accepted as Acanthocybium Gill, 1862
» Genus Acantocybium accepted as Acanthocybium Gill, 1862
» Genus Albacora accepted as Thunnus South, 1845
» Genus Apolectus Bennett, 1832 accepted as Scomberomorus Lacepède, 1801
» Genus Chriomitra accepted as Scomberomorus Lacepède, 1801
» Genus Cibium accepted as Cybium Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Scomberomorus Lacepède, 1801
» Genus Cybium Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Scomberomorus Lacepède, 1801
» Genus Euthinnus accepted as Euthynnus Lütken in Jordan & Gilbert, 1883
» Genus Euthynus accepted as Euthynnus Lütken in Jordan & Gilbert, 1883
» Genus Evrythynnus accepted as Euthynnus Lütken in Jordan & Gilbert, 1883
» Genus Germo accepted as Thunnus South, 1845
» Genus Grammatocrynus accepted as Grammatorcynus Gill, 1862
» Genus Grammatorcynos accepted as Grammatorcynus Gill, 1862
» Genus Grammatorcyus accepted as Grammatorcynus Gill, 1862
» Genus Indocybium accepted as Scomberomorus Lacepède, 1801
» Genus Katsowonus accepted as Katsuwonus Kishinouye, 1915
» Genus Katsuwinus accepted as Katsuwonus Kishinouye, 1915
» Genus Katsuwonnus accepted as Katsuwonus Kishinouye, 1915
» Genus Kishincella accepted as Kishinoella Jordan & Hubbs, 1925 accepted as Thunnus South, 1845
» Genus Kishinoella Jordan & Hubbs, 1925 accepted as Thunnus South, 1845
» Genus Neothunnus accepted as Thunnus South, 1845
» Genus Nesogrammus Evermann & Seale, 1907 accepted as Grammatorcynus Gill, 1862
» Genus Orcynus Cuvier, 1816 accepted as Thunnus South, 1845
» Genus Palamita accepted as Sarda Cuvier, 1829
» Genus Parathunnus accepted as Thunnus South, 1845
» Genus Pelamichthys accepted as Orcynopsis
» Genus Pelamis Plumier in Lacepède, 1801 accepted as Pelamys Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1832 accepted as Sarda Cuvier, 1829
» Genus Pelamys Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1832 accepted as Sarda Cuvier, 1829
» Genus Pelamys Klein, 1775 accepted as Scomber Linnaeus, 1758
» Genus Rasteltiger accepted as Rastrelliger Jordan & Starks, 1908
» Genus Rastreliger accepted as Rastrelliger Jordan & Starks, 1908
» Genus Rastrilleger accepted as Rastrelliger Jordan & Starks, 1908
» Genus Sawara accepted as Scomberomorus Lacepède, 1801
» Genus Scomberomous accepted as Scomberomorus Lacepède, 1801
» Genus Scombreromorus accepted as Scomberomorus Lacepède, 1801
» Genus Scomerommorus accepted as Scomberomorus Lacepède, 1801
» Genus Semathunnus accepted as Thunnus South, 1845
» Genus Thinnus accepted as Thunnus South, 1845
» Genus Thunus accepted as Thunnus South, 1845
» Genus Thynnus Cuvier, 1816 accepted as Thunnus South, 1845
» Genus Wanderer accepted as Euthynnus Lütken in Jordan & Gilbert, 1883
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Genus Grammatorycnus accepted as Grammatorcynus Gill, 1862
Genus Pneumatophorus Jordan & Gilbert, 1883 accepted as Scomber (Pneumatophorus) Jordan & Gilbert, 1883 accepted as Scomber Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Scomberomorous accepted as Scomberomorus Lacepède, 1801
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| Environment | | marine |
| Links | | To GenBank
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| Note | |
Description: Distribution: tropical and subtropical seas. The 2 dorsal fins separate and depressible into grooves. Finlets following anal and posterior dorsal fins. Origin of anterior dorsal fin well behind the head. Pectoral fins high on body. Pelvic fins below pectorals, with 6 fin rays. Gill membranes not united to isthmus. Small cycloid scales present. Two keels on slender caudal peduncle. Thunnus and close relatives with a specialized vascular system for heat exchange; the evolution of this and related adaptations for endothermy are discussed in Brock et al. 1993 Science 260:210-214. Thunninae=ISSCAAP 36; Scombrinae=ISSCAAP 37. [details]
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| LSID | | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125559 |
Taxonomic
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| | | Citation: WoRMS (2013). Scombridae. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125559 on 2013-06-18 |
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