Scombriformes
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Scombriformes is an order of bony fish containing nine families which were classified under the suborders Scombroidei and Stromateoidei, of the wider grouping known as Perciformes,[1] Fishes of the World, 5th ed. (2016), recognised the order[2] but subsequent workers have suggested that Scombriformes forms part of the larger Pelagiaria clade.[3]
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Scombriformes | |
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The Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Clade: | Percomorpha |
Order: | Scombriformes |
Type species | |
Scomber scombrus | |
Families | |
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The earliest scombriform is Landanichthys from the Middle Paleocene of Angola.[4]