Stromateus Linnaeus 1758 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Scombriformes - Stromateidae

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Parent taxon: Stromateidae according to R. van der Laan 2019

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxon: Pinichthys

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Stromateus in the database

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