Pacific sierra

Pacific sierra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Scombridae
Tribe: Scomberomorini
Genus: Scomberomorus
Species: S. sierra
Binomial name
Scomberomorus sierra
Jordan and Starks in Jordan, 1895

The Pacific sierra (Scomberomorus sierra) also known as the Mexican sierra, is a ray-finned bony fish in the family Scombridae, better known as the mackerel family.[2] More specifically, this fish is a member of the tribe Scomberomorini, the Spanish mackerels.[3]

References

  1. Collette B and 13 others (2011). "Scomberomorus sierra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Scomberomorus sierra" in FishBase. December 2012 version.
  3. "Scomberomorus sierra". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
three large sierra fish hanging from hooks with a beach and ocean in the background.
A catch of Pacific sierra
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