Scombrinae Explained

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

Classification

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 Scomberomorus
• Tribe Sardini – bonitos
  • Genus Sarda
  • Genus Cybiosarda
  • Genus Gymnosarda
  • Genus Orcynopsis
• Tribe Thunnini – tunas
  • Genus Allothunnus
  • Genus Auxis
  • Genus Euthynnus
  • Genus Katsuwonus
  • Genus Thunnus

See also

• Mackerel as food

Notes and References

1. Orrell . T.M. . Collette . B.B . Johnson . G.D. . Molecular data support separate Scombroid and Xiphioid Clades . Bulletin of Marine Science . 2006 . 79 . 3 . 505–519 . 28 October 2012 . PDF .