Grammatorcynus

Grammatorcynus

Shark mackerel (Grammatorcynus bicarinatus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Scombridae
Subfamily:	Scombrinae
Tribe:	Scomberomorini
Genus:	Grammatorcynus Gill, 1862
Species
Grammatorcynus bicarinatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) Grammatorcynus bilineatus (Rüppell, 1836)

Grammatorcynus is a genus of ray-finned bony fish in the family Scombridae. This genus together with Acanthocybium and Scomberomorus are comprised by the tribe Scomberomorini, commonly known as the Spanish mackerels or seerfishes.^[1]

Grammatorcynus comprises two species:

References

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