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Taxon: Order Scombriformes - mackerels (fish)
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Authorship

Incorrect (rank-group) authorship:  Rafinesque Schmaltz, C.S. 1810b. Indice Ittiol. Sicil.: 19 ("Ordine. Gli Scomberini."). [family, nom. vernac.].

Types

Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]: Scombroidei (Suborder) Günther, 1880 Ref: J.S. Nelson et al., 2016: 414; 29 Apr 2025. [inferred]

Variants

Alternative clade-based name: Pelagia (Clade) Miya & Friedman 2013 Ref: J.S. Nelson et al., 2016: 414. [implicit]
Former rank: Scombroidei (Suborder) Günther, 1880 Ref: E.O. Wiley & G.D. Johnson, 2010: 167. [indirect]

Synonyms

Including: Icosteiformes (Order) Berg, 1937 Ref: R. van der Laan, 2018: 74. [inferred]
Including: Scombrolabracoidei (Suborder) Ref: E.O. Wiley & G.D. Johnson, 2010: 167. [indirect]
Including: Sphyraenoidei (Suborder) Bannikov, 2014 Ref: E.O. Wiley & G.D. Johnson, 2010: 167. [indirect]
Including: Stromateiformes (Order) Jordan, 1923 Ref: R. van der Laan, 2018: 75. [inferred]
Including: Xiphioidei (Suborder) Ref: E.O. Wiley & G.D. Johnson, 2010: 167. [indirect]

Vernacular Names (English)

Full name: mackerels Ref: J.S. Nelson et al., 2016: 414.
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