Scomberoides

Scomberoides
Double-spotted queenfish (S. lysan)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Carangidae
Genus: Scomberoides
Lacépède, 1801
Type species
Scomberoides noelii
Lacepède, 1801

Scomberoides is a genus of carangids, known as the queenfishes, native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.

Species

Currently, four species in this genus are recognized:[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Scomberoides in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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