Rastrelliger is a mackerel genus in the family Scombridae. The three species of Rastrelliger together with the four species of Scomber comprise the tribe Scombrini, known as the "true mackerels".

Rastrelliger
Rastrelliger kanagurta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Scombridae
Tribe: Scombrini
Genus: Rastrelliger
Jordan and Starks in Jordan and Dickerson, 1908
Type species
Scomber brachysoma
Bleeker, 1851
Species

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Species

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The three species which comprise Rastrelliger are:[1]

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Rastrelliger". FishBase. February 2018 version.
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