| Scomberesox | |
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| Atlantic Saury (S. saurus) | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beloniformes |
| Family: | Scomberesocidae |
| Genus: |
Scomberesox Lacépède, 1803 |
| Type species | |
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Scomberesox camperii Lacepède, 1803
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Scomberesox is a genus of sauries. It is one of two in the family Scomberesocidae. The generic name Scomberesox is a compound of scomber (which is derived from the Greek skombros, meaning ' mackerel') and the Latin esox meaning pike. [1]
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus: [2]
- Scomberesox saurus (Walbaum, 1792) (Atlantic saury)
- Scomberesox scombroides ( J. Richardson, 1843) (King gar)
- Scomberesox simulans ( C. L. Hubbs & Wisner, 1980) (Dwarf saury)
References
- ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (15 June 2019). "Order BELONIFORMES (Needlefishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Scomberesox in FishBase. April 2019 version.
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| Scomberesox | |
|---|---|
|
| |
| Atlantic Saury (S. saurus) | |
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beloniformes |
| Family: | Scomberesocidae |
| Genus: |
Scomberesox Lacépède, 1803 |
| Type species | |
|
Scomberesox camperii Lacepède, 1803
| |
Scomberesox is a genus of sauries. It is one of two in the family Scomberesocidae. The generic name Scomberesox is a compound of scomber (which is derived from the Greek skombros, meaning ' mackerel') and the Latin esox meaning pike. [1]
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus: [2]
- Scomberesox saurus (Walbaum, 1792) (Atlantic saury)
- Scomberesox scombroides ( J. Richardson, 1843) (King gar)
- Scomberesox simulans ( C. L. Hubbs & Wisner, 1980) (Dwarf saury)
References
- ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (15 June 2019). "Order BELONIFORMES (Needlefishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Scomberesox in FishBase. April 2019 version.
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