Scombroidei

Scombroidei
A school of sawtooth barracuda
Sphyraena putnamae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Scombriformes
Suborder:Scombroidei
Families

Scombroidei is a suborder of the Perciformes, the largest order of fish. The suborder includes the barracuda, tuna, and mackerel, as well as the billfish.

Timeline of genera

QuaternaryNeogenePaleogeneHolocenePleist.MioceneOligoceneEocenePaleoceneEuthynnusRexeaGymnosardaGrammatorcynusGempylusEpinnulaThunnusLepidopusTrichiurusSphyraenaScomberScomberomorusWetherellusPalaeothunnusSardaSphyraenodusEutrichiuridesLandanichthysQuaternaryNeogenePaleogeneHolocenePleist.MioceneOligoceneEocenePaleocene

References

  • Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Retrieved 2011-05-19.
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