Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass Pisces > Class Actinopterygii > Order Perciformes

Scombridae

Rank: Family
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Scombrinae

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Bokmål (Norwegian): makrellfamilien sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

English: bonitos; mackerels; tunas sources: MASDEA (1997).

Norwegian: makrellfamilien sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Norwegian Bokmål: makrellfamilien

Norwegian Nynorsk: makrellfamilien

Nynorsk (Norwegian): makrellfamilien sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Swedish: makrillfiskar

Literature

basis of record	van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374
additional source	Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology.

Genbank

External Links

GenBank
GBIF

Citation

WoRMS (2014). Scombridae. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2014) FishBase. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125559