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Grammatorcynus
Shark mackerel (Grammatorcynus bicarinatus)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Scombriformes
Family:	Scombridae
Subfamily:	Scombrinae
Tribe:	Scomberomorini
Genus:	Grammatorcynus Gill, 1862
Type species
Thynnus bilineatus Rüppell 1836
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.

Species

Grammatorcynus comprises two species:

• Grammatorcynus bicarinatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825), shark mackerel
• Grammatorcynus bilineatus (Rüppell, 1836), double-lined mackerel

See also

• List of prehistoric bony fish
• Mackerel as food

References

1. "Grammatorcynus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.

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