| Scyris | |
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| Scyris alexandrina | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Carangiformes |
| Suborder: | Carangoidei |
| Family: | Carangidae |
| Subfamily: | Caranginae |
| Genus: | Scyris Cuvier, 1829 |
| Species | |
Scyris is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Carangidae. Its members were previously included in the genus Alectis.
The currently recognized species in this genus are:
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Scyris alexandrina (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817) | African threadfish | tropical eastern Atlantic Ocean, inhabiting the waters of West Africa from Morocco around to Angola |
 | Scyris indica (Rüppell, 1830) | Indian threadfish | the tropical regions of the Indian and Western Pacific Oceans, ranging from Madagascar, east Africa and the Red Sea to India, China, South East Asia, north to Japan and south to Indonesia and northern Australia |
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