Stromateus

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

Stromateus Temporal range: 55.5–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
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
Chrysostromus Lacepède, 1802 Fiatola Cuvier, 1816 Lepterus Rafinesque, 1810 Pterorhombus Fowler, 1906 Seserinus Oken, 1817

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)