Scomberesox

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Kingdom Animalia Family Scomberesocidae Phylum Chordata Order Beloniformes		Class Actinopterygii Scientific name Scomberesox Rank Genus
Similar Atlantic saury, Sauries, Beloniformes, Cololabis, Tylosurus

Scomberesox is a genus of sauries. It is one of two in the family Scomberesocidae.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:

Scomberesox saurus (Walbaum, 1792)

Scomberesox saurus saurus (Walbaum, 1792) (Atlantic saury)

Scomberesox saurus scombroides (J. Richardson, 1843) (King gar)

Scomberesox simulans (C. L. Hubbs & Wisner, 1980) (Dwarf saury)

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