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.
Classification The Scombrinae, therefore, comprise 50 extant species in 14 genera, grouped into four tribes:
Subfamily Scombrinae Tribe Scombrini – mackerels Genus Rastrelliger Genus Scomber Tribe Scomberomorini – Spanish mackerels Genus Acanthocybium Genus Grammatorcynus Genus Scomberomorus Tribe Sardini – bonitos Genus Sarda Genus Cybiosarda Genus Gymnosarda Genus Orcynopsis Tribe Thunnini – tunas Genus Allothunnus Genus Auxis Genus Euthynnus Genus Katsuwonus Genus Thunnus Tribe †Eocoelopomini Genus †Eocoelopoma (early Eocene of England & Turkmenistan) Genus ?†Landanichthys (middle Paleocene of Angola) Genus †Palaeothunnus (early Eocene of Turkmenistan) Genus †Micrornatus (early Eocene of England)
See also Mackerel as food
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