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Osteology and relationships of the Spanish mackerels And seerfishes of the tribe Scomberomorini

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Title Osteology and relationships of the Spanish mackerels
And seerfishes of the tribe Scomberomorini
 
Creator Devaraj, M
 
Subject Mackerel fishery
Fish biology
 
Description Scombermpprus k distinct from all other scombrid genera in: twenty-nine
Otteological cfaaracteristka. In most of these characteristics Scomber, Rastrelliger,
Aettnthocybtum, Oymnowurda', 4ttothunnus, Sarda, Auxis,-Eulhynnus; Katsuwqnus
and ThuntMs agree one with another. Since Scomber is.assumed to be the most
primitive genus of Scombridae (excluding Gasterochisma), these characteristics are
considered to be primitive ones retained in all scombrids. but Scomberomorus, in
whjiph.they are modified to suit, its own line..of specialisation towarxls an incomplete
return to characters found in- the Carangidae. Acanthocybium shares with
Scomberomorus many features, seldom or rarely possessed by the other genera.
Certain prin^itive percoid characteristics of Scomber,art also retained m Scomberqmprus
and Acanthocybium. This evidence strongly suggests the closer affinities
bet^yeen Scomberomorus and Acanthocybium than the affinities df either with
Other scombrid genera, their common origin from or closer to the ScMnbrini, and
the necessity to retain Scomberomorini as a tribe of the Scombridae. Sdrda is remotely
related to SccHnberomorini. Acanthocybium is only"-superficially siinilar to'
the Xiphoidei.
 
Publisher CMFRI/ICAR
 
Date 1975
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/1097/1/Article_03.pdf
Devaraj, M (1975) Osteology and relationships of the Spanish mackerels And seerfishes of the tribe Scomberomorini. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 22 (1&2). pp. 1-67.