Scomberomorus

Scomberomorus Temporal range: Thanetian–present PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scomberomorus cavalla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Suborder:	Scombroidei
Family:	Scombridae
Subfamily:	Scombrinae
Tribe:	Scomberomorini
Genus:	Scomberomorus Lacepède, 1801
Type species
S. plumierii Lacepède, 1801
Species
See text.

Scomberomorus is a genus of ray-finned bony fish in the mackerel family, Scombridae. More specifically, it is a member of the tribe Scomberomorini, a tribe commonly known as the spanish mackerels.

Species

Scomberomorus includes 18 species:

• Serra Spanish mackerel, Scomberomorus brasiliensis Collette, Russo & Zavala-Camin, 1978.
• King mackerel, S. cavalla (Cuvier, 1829).
• Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel, S. commerson (Lacépède, 1800).
• Monterrey Spanish mackerel, S. concolor (Lockington, 1879).
• Indo-Pacific king mackerel, S. guttatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801).
• Korean seerfish, S. koreanus (Kishinouye, 1915).
• Streaked seerfish, S. lineolatus (Cuvier, 1829).
• Atlantic Spanish mackerel, S. maculatus (Couch, 1832).
• Papuan seerfish, S. multiradiatus Munro, 1964.
• Australian spotted mackerel, S. munroi Collette & Russo, 1980.
• Japanese Spanish mackerel, S. niphonius (Cuvier, 1832).
• Kanadi kingfish, S. plurilineatus Fourmanoir, 1966.
• Queensland school mackerel, S. queenslandicus Munro, 1943.
• Cero mackerel, S. regalis (Bloch, 1793).
• Broadbarred king mackerel, S. semifasciatus (Macleay, 1883).
• Pacific sierra, S. sierra Jordan & Starks, 1895.
• Chinese seerfish, S. sinensis (Lacépède, 1800).
• West African Spanish mackerel, S. tritor (Cuvier, 1832).

External links

• Media related to Scomberomorus at Wikimedia Commons