MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Pomatomidae Gill, 1863

WoRMS taxon details

Pomatomidae Gill, 1863

AphiaID

125554 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125554)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Scombriformes

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Genus Pomatomus Lacepède, 1802
Genus Gonenion Rafinesque, 1810 accepted as Pomatomus Lacepède, 1802
Genus Lopharis Rafinesque, 1810 accepted as Pomatomus Lacepède, 1802
Genus Pomatomix accepted as Pomatomus Lacepède, 1802 (misspelling)
Genus Sparactodon Rochebrune, 1880 accepted as Pomatomus Lacepède, 1802
Genus Sypterus Eichwald, 1831 accepted as Pomatomus Lacepède, 1802
Genus Temnodon Schinz, 1822 accepted as Pomatomus Lacepède, 1802

Environment

marine, brackish, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Not documented

Descriptive notes

Description Distribution: Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific. Dorsal fins 2. Soft-rayed parts of dorsal and anal fins scaly. Preopercle...

Description Distribution: Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific. Dorsal fins 2. Soft-rayed parts of dorsal and anal fins scaly. Preopercle bearing a membrane flap over the subopercle. Pectorals with a black blotch at base. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Pomatomidae Gill, 1863. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125554 on 2025-04-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2015-04-17 08:48:21Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2021-06-30 08:41:38Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

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Nomenclature

basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. Zootaxa. 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors

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Other

additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

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Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Unreviewed

Definitions

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Language	Name
English	bluefishes	[details]

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