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Typical Mackerels, Tunas, and Bonitos
Scombrinae
The Scombrinae are a subfamily of ray-finned bony fishes in the family Scombridae. Of the 51 species in the Scombridae, 50 are in Scombrinae – with the sole exception being the butterfly kingfish, which is placed in the monospecific subfamily Gasterochismatinae.
14 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first · about 55 known species

Spanish Mackerels
genusScomberomorus

Bluefin and Yellowfin Tunas
genusThunnus

Scomber
genusScomber

Little Tunas
genusEuthynnus

Rastrelliger
genusRastrelliger

Bonitos
genusSarda
Dogtooth Tunas
genusGymnosarda

Wahoos
genusAcanthocybium

Skipjack Tunas
genusKatsuwonus

Grammatorcynus
genusGrammatorcynus

Frigate Tunas
genusAuxis

Leaping Bonitos
genusCybiosarda

Slender Tunas
genusAllothunnus

Plain Bonitos
genusOrcynopsis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 788501.