Scomberesox
Atlantic Saury (S. saurus)
Scientific classification Edit this 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]

References

  1. 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.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Scomberesox in FishBase. April 2019 version.


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