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Scomberomorus
Taxonomy
Scomberomorus was named by Lacépède (1802) [Sepkoski's age data: T Than R Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is extant. Its type is Scomber regalis.
It was assigned to Scomberoidei by Weems (1999); to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002); to Scomberomorinae by Starks (1910), Monsch (2004); to Scombridae by Maisch et al. (2016), Argyriou (2022); and to Scomberomorini by Klawe (1977), Collette et al. (2001), Monsch and Bannikov (2011), Ebersole et al. (2019), Cicimurri et al. (2022), Cicimurri et al. (2025).
It was assigned to Scomberoidei by Weems (1999); to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002); to Scomberomorinae by Starks (1910), Monsch (2004); to Scombridae by Maisch et al. (2016), Argyriou (2022); and to Scomberomorini by Klawe (1977), Collette et al. (2001), Monsch and Bannikov (2011), Ebersole et al. (2019), Cicimurri et al. (2022), Cicimurri et al. (2025).
Species
S. avitus, S. bleekeri, S. brasilensis, S. cavalla, S. commerson, S. concolor, S. guttatus, S. koreanus, S. lineolatus, S. maculatus, S. multiradiatus, S. niphonius, S. plumieri, S. plurilineatus, S. priscus, S. queenslandicus, S. regalis, S. saevus, S. semifasciatus, S. sierra, S. sinensis, S. stormsi, S. tritor
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1802 | Scomberomorus Lacépède |
| 1910 | Scomberomorus Starks p. 80 |
| 1977 | Scomberomorus Klawe p. 1 |
| 1999 | Scomberomorus Weems p. 67 |
| 2001 | Scomberomorus Collette et al. p. 2 |
| 2002 | Scomberomorus Sepkoski |
| 2004 | Scomberomorus Monsch p. 452 |
| 2011 | Scomberomorus Monsch and Bannikov p. 286 |
| 2016 | Scomberomorus Maisch et al. p. 9 |
| 2019 | Scomberomorus Ebersole et al. p. 175 |
| 2022 | Scomberomorus Argyriou p. 114 |
| 2022 | Scomberomorus Cicimurri et al. |
| 2025 | Scomberomorus Cicimurri et al. p. 85 |
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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.
G. Scomberomorus Lacépède 1802
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†Scomberomorus avitus Bannikov 1985
†Scomberomorus bleekeri Storms 1892
Scomberomorus brasilensis Collette et al. 1978
Scomberomorus cavalla Cuvier 1829
Scomberomorus commerson Lacepède 1800
Scomberomorus concolor Lockington 1879
Scomberomorus guttatus Bloch and Schneider 1801
Scomberomorus koreanus Kishinouye 1915
Scomberomorus lineolatus Cuvier 1831
Scomberomorus maculatus Mitchill 1815
Scomberomorus multiradiatus Munro 1964
Scomberomorus niphonius Cuvier 1832
†Scomberomorus plumieri Lacepede 1802
Scomberomorus plurilineatus Fourmanoir 1966
†Scomberomorus priscus Casier 1966
Scomberomorus queenslandicus Munro 1943
Scomberomorus regalis Bloch 1793
†Scomberomorus saevus Bannikov 1982
Scomberomorus semifasciatus Macleay 1883
Scomberomorus sierra Jordan 1895
Scomberomorus sinensis Lacepède 1800
†Scomberomorus stormsi Leriche 1905
Scomberomorus tritor Cuvier 1832
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Wasatchian to the top of the Piacenzian or 54.90000 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 50.5 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 50.5 Ma
Collections (29 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Ypresian | Belgium | Cybium stormsi (219001 219005 219006) | |
| Ypresian | Turkmenistan | S. avitus (186444) | |
| Ypresian - Lutetian | USA (Alabama) | S. bleekeri, S. stormsi (209524) S. sp., S. bleekeri, S. stormsi (81179) | |
| Wasatchian | USA (Virginia) | S. sp., S. bleekeri (15595) | |
| Lutetian | USA (Alabama) | S. bleekeri (81206 209521 209522) S. sp. (209368) S. stormsi (13346) | |
| Bartonian | Kazakhstan | S. saevus (186474) | |
| Bartonian | USA (Alabama) | S. bleekeri (81266) S. stormsi (209520) | |
| Priabonian | Kazakhstan | S. saevus (113118) | |
| Rupelian | Georgia | S. saevus (186469) | |
| Rupelian | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | S. lingulatus (68021) | |
| Rupelian | USA (South Carolina) | S. sp. (60444 224900) | |
| Chattian | USA (Mississippi) | S. sp. (133111) | |
| Miocene | Japan (Saitama) | S. sp. (161441) | |
| Middle Miocene | Japan (Aichi) | S. heterolepis (161449) | |
| Badenian | Poland | S. sp. (162017) | |
| Serravallian | USA (Virginia) | S. sp. (126605 187324) | |
| Tortonian | USA (Virginia) | S. sp. (152251) | |
| Messinian | USA (Virginia) | S. sp. (179732) | |
| Piacenzian | Greece (Crete) | S. sp. (207303) |