Grammatorcynus

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
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)

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