Stromateus

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

Stromateus
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

Species

There are three species within the genus Stromateus:[1]

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

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Stromateus in FishBase. February 2018 version.
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