Biology:Stromateus

Short description: Genus of fishes

Stromateus Temporal range: 55.5–0 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Stromateus fiatola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Scombriformes
Family:	Stromateidae
Genus:	Stromateus Linnaeus, 1758
Type species
Stromateus fiatola Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
Chrysostromus Lacepède, 1802 Fiatola Cuvier, 1816 Lepterus Rafinesque, 1810 Pterorhombus Fowler, 1906 Seserinus Oken, 1817

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

Species

There are three species within the genus Stromateus:

• Stromateus brasiliensis Fowler, 1906 (Southwest Atlantic butterfish)
• Stromateus fiatola Linnaeus, 1758 (blue butterfish)
• Stromateus stellatus Cuvier, 1829 (starry butterfish)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3976102 entry