Biology:Scomberoides

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Scomberoides
Scomberoides lysan by NPS.jpg
Double-spotted queenfish (S. lysan)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Carangidae
Subfamily: Scomberoidinae
Genus: Scomberoides
Lacépède, 1801
Type species
Scomberoides noelii
Lacepède, 1801[1]

Scomberoides is a genus of carangids, known as the queenfishes, native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. The species in this genus may be venomous with the venom found on the spines of the dorsal and anal fins.[2]

Species

Currently, five species in this genus are recognized:[3]

References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Scomberoides". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=468. 
  2. Bruce W.Halstead; Dana D.Danielson; Wayne J.Baldwin; Paul C.Engen (1972). "Morphology of the venom apparatus of the leatherback fish Scomberoides sanctipetri (Cuvier)". Toxicon 10 (3): 249–250. doi:10.1016/0041-0101(72)90010-4. PMID 5072090.  Abstract
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Scomberoides in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  4. Abdussamad, E.M., A. Gopalakrishnan, K.G. Mini, S. Sukumaran, P.R. Divya, T.B. Retheesh, A.A. Muhammed, N.V. Dipti, A.R. Akhil, T. Thomas and K.D. Jacob: Description of a new species of queenfish, Scomberoides pelagicus from Indian seas. J. Environ. Biol., 43, 105-114 (2022).

Wikidata ☰ Q223363 entry