Grammatorcynus
Grammatorcynus is a genus of ray-finned bony fish in the family Scombridae. This genus together with Acanthocybium and Scomberomorus are comprised by the tribe Scomberomorini, commonly known as the Spanish mackerels or seerfishes.[1]
| Grammatorcynus | |
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| Shark mackerel (Grammatorcynus bicarinatus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scombriformes |
| Family: | Scombridae |
| Subfamily: | Scombrinae |
| Tribe: | Scomberomorini |
| Genus: | Grammatorcynus Gill, 1862 |
| Type species | |
| Thynnus bilineatus Rüppell 1836 | |
| Species | |
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Grammatorcynus comprises two species:
- Grammatorcynus bicarinatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825), shark mackerel
- Grammatorcynus bilineatus (Rüppell, 1836), double-lined mackerel
See also
- List of prehistoric bony fish
- List of extant animal genera represented in the fossil record
References
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