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Scombrinae
Thunnus thynnus, Atlantic bluefin tuna
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Scombriformes
Suborder:	Scombroidei
Family:	Scombridae
Subfamily:	Scombrinae Bonaparte, 1831
Type species
Scomber scombrus Linnaeus, 1758
Tribes
Sardini – bonitos Scomberomorini – Spanish mackerels Scombrini – mackerels Thunnini – tunas

The Scombrinae are a subfamily of ray-finned bony fishes in the family Scombridae. Of the 51 species in the Scombridae, 50 are in Scombrinae – with the sole exception being the butterfly kingfish, which is placed in the monospecific subfamily Gasterochismatinae.

Classification

The Scombrinae, therefore, comprise 50 extant species in 14 genera, grouped into four tribes:

Subfamily Scombrinae

• Tribe Scombrini – mackerels
  • Genus Rastrelliger
  • Genus Scomber
• Tribe Scomberomorini – Spanish mackerels
  • Genus Acanthocybium
  • Genus Grammatorcynus
  • Genus Scomberomorus
• Tribe Sardini – bonitos
  • Genus Sarda
  • Genus Cybiosarda
  • Genus Gymnosarda
  • Genus Orcynopsis
• Tribe Thunnini – tunas
  • Genus Allothunnus
  • Genus Auxis
  • Genus Euthynnus
  • Genus Katsuwonus
  • Genus Thunnus

See also

• Mackerel as food

References

1. "Scombrinae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
2. Orrell, T.M.; Collette, B.B; Johnson, G.D. (2006). "Molecular data support separate Scombroid and Xiphioid Clades" (PDF). Bulletin of Marine Science. 79 (3): 505–519. Retrieved 28 October 2012.

v t e Mackerel
True mackerels (tribe Scombrini)	Scomber (4 species) Atlantic mackerel Atlantic chub mackerel Blue mackerel Chub mackerel Rastrelliger (3 species) Short mackerel Indian mackerel Island mackerel
Spanish mackerels (tribe Scomberomorini)	Acanthocybium (1 species) Wahoo Grammatorcynus (2 species) Double-lined mackerel Shark mackerel Scomberomorus (18 species) Atlantic Spanish mackerel Australian spotted mackerel Broadbarred king mackerel Cero mackerel Chinese mackerel Indo-Pacific king mackerel Japanese Spanish mackerel Kanadi kingfish King mackerel Korean mackerel Monterrey Spanish mackerel Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel Pacific sierra Papuan seerfish Queensland school mackerel Serra Spanish mackerel Streaked Spanish mackerel West African Spanish mackerel
Non-Scombrid mackerels	Jack mackerels (15 species) Atlantic horse mackerel Blue jack mackerel Cape horse mackerel Chilean jack mackerel Cunene horse mackerel Greenback horse mackerel Japanese jack mackerel Mediterranean horse mackerel Pacific jack mackerel Yellowtail horse mackerel African scad Arabian scad Crozet scad Rough scad Snake mackerels (5 species) Black snake mackerel Blacksail snake mackerel Snake mackerel Violet snake mackerel White snake mackerel Hexagrammidae (2 species) Okhotsk atka mackerel Atka mackerel
Related	Mackerel as food Scombroid food poisoning
Family Scombridae Subfamily Scombrinae Other Scombrids Butterfly kingfish (butterfly mackerel) Tunas (tribe Thunnini) Bonitos (tribe Sardini)

v t e Tuna
True tuna	Tuna Thunnus Albacore Bigeye tuna Atlantic bluefin tuna Blackfin tuna Longtail tuna Southern bluefin tuna Pacific bluefin tuna Yellowfin tuna
Other tuna	Scombridae Black skipjack tuna Bullet tuna Dogtooth tuna Frigate tuna Mackerel tuna Leaping bonito Little tunny Skipjack tuna Slender tuna Auxis
Fishing and fisheries	Almadraba US bluefin tuna industry
As food	Botargo Cakalang fufu Chūtoro Katsuobushi Kezuriki Mojama Tekkadon Tuna casserole Tuna fish sandwich Tuna pot Tuna salad
Other	Dolphin friendly tuna Scombroid food poisoning Tuna Fishing (painting) Tunagate
Organisations	IATTC IOTC ICCAT CCSBT WCPFC International Seafood Sustainability Foundation#Practices Nauru Agreement Regional Fisheries Management Organisation
Related articles	List of tuna dishes

• Scombridae
• Fish subfamilies
• Taxa named by Charles Lucien Bonaparte