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Stromateus
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Stromateus

Stromateus is a genus of bony fish from the butterfish family Stromateidae, of which it is the type genus.

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3 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 3 known species

Southwest Atlantic butterfish

speciesStromateus brasiliensis

Blue Butterfish

speciesStromateus fiatola

Spotted Butterfish

speciesStromateus stellatus

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Stromateus in History of Animals, Book II: On Oviparous Quadrupeds

History of Animals, Book II: On Oviparous Quadrupeds

Conrad Gessner · 1586 · p.428

Stromateus in History of Animals, Book II: On Oviparous Quadrupeds

History of Animals, Book II: On Oviparous Quadrupeds

Conrad Gessner · 1586 · p.429

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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 92276.