Scombrini

Scombrini
Mackerel ( Scomber scombrus )
Systematics
Spinefish (Acanthopterygii) Perch relatives (Percomorphaceae) Order : Scombriformes Family : Mackerel and tuna (Scombridae) Subfamily : Scombrinae Tribe : Scombrini
Scientific name
Scombrini
Bonaparte , 1831

The Scombrini are a tribe of mackerel and tuna (Scombridae) consisting of two genera . The two genera of the Scombrini, Scomber and Rastrelliger , have small, conical teeth and a large number of gill rays . Within the Scombridae they are the group with the fewest vertebrae (31). There are only two keels on the tail fin stalk. The middle one, which all higher Scombrids have, is missing.

Internal system

There are two genera with a total of seven species:

• Genus Rastrelliger
  • Rastrelliger brachysoma ( Bleeker , 1851)
  • Rastrelliger faughni Matsui, 1967
  • Indian mackerel ( Rastrelliger kanagurta ( Cuvier , 1816) )
• Genus Scomber
  • Scomber australasicus Cuvier, 1832
  • Tuna mackerel ( Scomber colias Gmelin, 1789 )
  • Japanese mackerel ( Scomber japonicus Houttuyn, 1782 )
  • Mackerel ( Scomber scombrus Linnaeus , 1758 )

literature

• Bruce B. Collette: Adaptations and Systematics of the Mackerels and Tunas. In: Gary D. Sharp (Ed.): The Physiological Ecology of Tunas. Academic Press, New York NY et al. 1978, ISBN 0-12-639180-7 , pp. 7-39.