Scomberoides
Scomberoides is a genus of carangids, known as the queenfishes, native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. The species in this genus may be venomous with the venom found on the spines of the dorsal and anal fins.
Species
Currently, five species in this genus are recognized:Scomberoides commersonnianus Bernard Germain [de Lacépède|Lacépède], 1801 Scomberoides lysan Scomberoides pelagicus E.M. Abdussamad, Gopalakrishnan, K.G. Mini, S. Sukumaran, P.R. Divya, T.B. Retheesh, A.A. Muhammed, N.V. Dipti, A.R. Akhil, T. Thomas and K.D. Jacob, 2022 Scomberoides tala Scomberoides tolThree fossil species are also known:
- †Scomberoides inensis - Middle Miocene of Japan
- †Scomberoides maruoi Uyeno & Suda, 1991 - Middle Miocene of Japan
- †Scomberoides spinosus - Early to Middle Miocene of Crimea, the North Caucasus, and Azerbaijan