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Scombridae

Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Scombridae

Taxonomy
Scomberoidei was named by Rafinesque (1815). It is extant.

It was corrected as Scomberoides by Owen (1854); it was corrected as Scombridae by Weiler (1938), David (1943), Danil'chenko (1960), Jordan (1963), Casier (1966), Uyeno and Fujui (1975), Danil'chenko (1980), Weems (1999), Purdy et al. (2001), Monsch et al. (2005), Monsch and Bannikov (2011), Schwarzhans and Bratischko (2011), Fierstine et al. (2012), Miya et al. (2013), Betancur et al. (2013), Bannikov (2014), Nelson et al. (2016), Přikryl et al. (2016), Carnevale and Godfrey (2018), Ebersole et al. (2019), Cicimurri et al. (2025).

It was assigned to Acanthopteri by Owen (1854); to Teleostomi by Weiler (1938); to Scombriformes by Jordan (1963); to Scombroidea by David (1943), Casier (1966), Monsch and Bannikov (2011); to Pelagia by Miya et al. (2013); to Scombriformes by Betancur et al. (2013), Nelson et al. (2016); to Perciformes by Uyeno and Fujui (1975), Danil'chenko (1980), Weems (1999), Purdy et al. (2001), Přikryl et al. (2016), Carnevale and Godfrey (2018); and to Scombroidei by Danil'chenko (1960), Monsch et al. (2005), Schwarzhans and Bratischko (2011), Fierstine et al. (2012), Bannikov (2014), Ebersole et al. (2019), Cicimurri et al. (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Scomberoides Owen p. 159
1938Scombridae Weiler p. 19
1943Scombridae David p. 29
1960Scombridae Danil'chenko p. 158
1963Scombridae Jordan p. 679
1966Scombridae Casier p. 262
1975Scombridae Uyeno and Fujui
1980Scombridae Danil'chenko p. 152
1999Scombridae Weems p. 66
2001Scombridae Purdy et al. p. 179
2005Scombridae Monsch et al. p. 276
2011Scombridae Monsch and Bannikov p. 270
2011Scombridae Schwarzhans and Bratischko p. 105
2012Scombridae Fierstine et al. p. 145
2013Scombridae Betancur et al.
2013Scombridae Miya et al. p. 9
2014Scombridae Bannikov p. 30
2016Scombridae Nelson et al. p. 416
2016Scombridae Přikryl et al.
2018Scombridae Carnevale and Godfrey p. 190
2019Scombridae Ebersole et al. p. 173
2025Scombridae Cicimurri et al. p. 85

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—EuteleosteiRosen 1973
superorderAcanthopterygii
—Percomorpha
—OvalentariaSmith and Near 2012
orderScombriformes
suborderScombroideiBleeker 1859
familyScombridae(Rafinesque 1815)
familyScombridae(Rafinesque 1815)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Scombridae Rafinesque 1815
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G. †Acanthonotos Sauvage 1870
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†Acanthonotos armatus Sauvage 1870
G. †Ardiodus White 1931
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†Ardiodus mariotti White 1931
G. Cariniceps Owen 1854
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G. †Caucombrus Bannikov 2020
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†Caucombrus histiopterygius Bannikov 2020
G. †Cybium Cuvier 1829
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†Cybium bartonense Woodward 1901
†Cybium bleekeri Storms 1892
†Cybium excelsum Woodward 1901
†Cybium loczyi Weiler 1938
†Cybium macropomum Agassiz 1839
G. †Eoscomber Claeson et al. 2015
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†Eoscomber senegalicus Claeson et al. 2015
G. †Eoscombrus David 1946
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†Eoscombrus chaneyensis David 1946
G. †Eucynodus Owen 1854
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G. Gasterochisma Richardson 1845
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Gasterochisma melampus Richardson 1845
G. †Gasteronemus Agassiz 1833
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†Gasteronemus oblongus Agassiz 1833
†Gasteronemus rhombeus Volta 1796
G. †Godsilia Monsch 2006
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†Godsilia lanceolata Agassiz 1835
G. †Lepidocybium Gill
G. †Ocystias Jordan and Gilbert 1920
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†Ocystias sagitta Jordan and Gilbert 1920
G. †Pelamys Cuvier and Valenciennes 1831
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†Pelamys delheidi Leriche 1905
†Pelamys robusta Van Beneden 1871
G. Pneumatophorus Jordan and Gilbert 1883
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†Pneumatophorus euodus Nolf 1972
G. †Pseudauxides Monsch 2006
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†Pseudauxides speciosus Agassiz 1835
Tr. †Sardini Starks 1910
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G. Cybiosarda Whitley 1935
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Cybiosarda elegans Whitley 1935
G. Gymnosarda Gill 1863
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†Gymnosarda disodilica Ciobanu 1977
†Gymnosarda prisca Monsch 2000
†Gymnosarda unicolor Ruppell 1838
†Gymnosarda zsivnyi Weiler 1938
G. Orcynopsis Gill 1862
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Orcynopsis unicolor Geoffroy St Hilaire 1817
G. Sarda Lacépède 1802
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Sarda australis Macleay 1881
Sarda chiliensis Cuvier 1832
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†Sarda delheidi Leriche 1905
†Sarda memorabilis Danil'chenko 1980
Sarda orientalis Temminck and Schlegel 1844
†Sarda rara Bannikov 1979
†Sarda remota Danil'chenko 1980
†Sarda roulei Arambourg 1927
†Sarda sarda Bloch 1791
†Sarda stockii David 1943
G. Scomber Linnaeus 1758
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†Scomber caucasica Bogachev 1933
Scomber colias Gmelin 1789
†Scomber cubanicus Danil'chenko 1960
†Scomber gnarus Bannikov 1979
Scomber japonicus Houttuyn 1782
†Scomber oligocenicus Pauca 1929
Scomber regalis Bloch 1793
†Scomber sanctaemonicae Jordan 1919
Scomber scombrus Linnaeus 1758
†Scomber voitestii Pauca 1929
G. †Scomberodon Van Beneden 1871
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†Scomberodon dumontii Van Beneden 1871
G. †Scombridarum Rifinesque 1815
Subfm. †Scombrinae Rafinesque-Schmaltz 1815
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Tr. †Eocoelopomini Monsch and Bannikov 2011
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G. †Eocoelopoma Woodward 1901
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†Eocoelopoma colei Woodward 1901
†Eocoelopoma curvatum Woodward 1901
†Eocoelopoma gigas Casier 1966
†Eocoelopoma hopwoodi Casier 1966
†Eocoelopoma portentosa Bannikov 1985
G. †Palaeothunnus Bannikov 1978
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†Palaeothunnus parvidentatus Bannikov 1978
Tr. Scomberomorini Starks 1910
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G. Acanthocybium Gill 1862
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†Acanthocybium proosti Storms 1897
†Acanthocybium solandri Cuvier 1831
G. †Neocybium Leriche 1906
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†Neocybium parvidentatum Monsch and Bannikov 2011
†Neocybium rostratum Leriche 1908
G. †Palaeocybium Monsch 2004
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†Palaeocybium proosti Storms 1895
G. Scomberomorus Lacépède 1802
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†Scomberomorus avitus Bannikov 1985
†Scomberomorus bleekeri Storms 1892
Scomberomorus brasilensis Collette et al. 1978
Scomberomorus commerson Lacepède 1800
Scomberomorus concolor Lockington 1879
Scomberomorus guttatus Bloch and Schneider 1801
Scomberomorus koreanus Kishinouye 1915
†Scomberomorus plumieri Lacepede 1802
†Scomberomorus priscus Casier 1966
†Scomberomorus saevus Bannikov 1982
Scomberomorus sinensis Lacepède 1800
†Scomberomorus stormsi Leriche 1905
Tr. †Scombrini Rafinesque-Schmaltz 1815
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G. †Auxides Jordan 1919
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†Auxides cernegurae Ciobanu 1977
†Auxides devia Danilt'chenko 1962
†Auxides propterygius Agassiz 1835
†Auxides sanctaemonicae Jordan 1919
†Auxides turkmenica Daniltshenko 1968
G. Rastrelliger Jordan and Starks 1908
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Tr. Thunnini Starks 1910
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G. Allothunnus Serventy 1948
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Allothunnus fallai Serventy 1948
G. Auxis Cuvier 1829
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Auxis rochei Risso 1810
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Auxis rochei eudorax Collette and Aadland 1996
Auxis thazard Lacepede 1800
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Auxis thazard brachydorax Collette and Aadland 1996
Auxis thazard thazard Lacepède 1800
G. †Eothynnus Woodward 1901
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†Eothynnus salmoneus Woodward 1901
G. Euthynnus Jordan and Gilbert 1882
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Euthynnus affinis Cantor 1849
Euthynnus alletteratus Rafinesque 1810
Euthynnus lineatus Kishinouye 1920
G. Katsuwonus Kishinouye 1915
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Katsuwonus pelamis Linnaeus 1758
G. Thunnus South 1845
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Subg. †Thunnus (Alciola) Jordan 1925
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†Thunnus abchazicus Danil’chenko 1951
Thunnus alalunga Bonnaterre 1788
Thunnus albacares Bonnaterre 1788
Thunnus atlanticus Lesson 1831
†Thunnus krambergeri Pauca 1931
†Thunnus lanceolatus Agassiz 1835
†Thunnus latior Agassiz 1835
Thunnus maccoyii Castelnau 1872
Thunnus obesus Lowe 1839
Thunnus orientalis Temminck and Schlegel 1844
†Thunnus secretus Bannikov 1979
Thunnus thynnus Linnaeus 1758
Thunnus tonggol Bleeker 1851
Invalid names: Albacora Jordan 1888 [synonym], Orcynus Agassiz 1835 [replaced], Thynnus Cuvier 1816 [objective synonym]
G. †Woodwardella Casier 1966
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G. †Scombrinus Woodward 1901
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†Scombrinus dunedinensis Chapman 1935
†Scombrinus nuchalis Woodward 1901
G. †Scombrosarda Danilt'chenko 1962
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†Scombrosarda limata Danil'chenko 1980
G. †Thunnoscomberoides Monsch 2006
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G. Toxopoma Owen 1854
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Toxopoma politum Owen 1854
G. †Tunita Jordan and Gilbert 1919
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†Tunita octavia Jordan and Gilbert 1919
G. †Turio Jordan and Gilbert 1920
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†Turio wilburi Jordan and Gilbert 1920
G. †Wetherellus Casier 1966
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†Wetherellus brevior Casier 1966
†Wetherellus cristatus Agassiz 1844
†Wetherellus longior Casier 1966
G. †Xestias Jordan 1920
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†Xestias iratus Jordan 1920
Invalid names: Acanthocybiinae Starks 1910 [empty], Sardinae Starks 1910 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available