Scombrinae

Scombrinae Temporal range: Early Paleocene to present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Thunnus thynnus, Atlantic bluefin tuna
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Division:	Teleostei
Order:	Scombriformes
Suborder:	Scombroidei
Family:	Scombridae
Subfamily:	Scombrinae Bonaparte, 1831
Type species
Scomber scombrus Linnaeus, 1758
Tribes
Sardini – bonitos Scomberomorini – Spanish mackerels Scombrini – mackerels Thunnini – tunas

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.

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
• Tribe †Eocoelopomini
  • Genus †Eocoelopoma (early Eocene of England & Turkmenistan)
  • Genus ?†Landanichthys (middle Paleocene of Angola)
  • Genus †Palaeothunnus (early Eocene of Turkmenistan)
  • Genus †Micrornatus (early Eocene of England)

See also

• Mackerel as food