Family SCOMBROLABRACIDAE

Scombrolabracidae

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Introduction

The family Scombrolabracidae comprises a single species, Scombrolabrax heterolepis. The Longfin Escolar is circumglobal in tropical and subtropical waters. It is benthopelagic in oceanic areas as adults, although larvae may occur inshore over depths of less than 100 m. Maximum size reached is 30 cm.

Scombrolabrax heterolepis has been referred to the Gempylidae previously, but Bond & Uyeno (1981) placed it in a separate suborder. Collette et al. (1984) also recognised the group as distinct from scombroids. Wiley & Johnson (2010) include the group with the Scombriformes.

General References

Bond, C.E. & Uyeno, T. 1981. Remarkable changes in the vertebrae of perciform fish Scombrolabrax with notes on its anatomy and systematics. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 28(3): 259-262

Collette, B.B., Potthoff, T., Richards, W.J., Ueyanagi, S., Russo, J.L. & Nishikawa, Y. 1984. Scombroidei: development and relationships. pp. 591-620 in Moser, H.G. et al. (eds). Ontogeny and Systematics of Fishes. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Special Publication 1: 1-760

Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J. & Paxton, J.R. 2006. Scombrolabracidae. pp. 1746-1747 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp.

Wiley, E.O. & Johnson, G.D. 2010. A teleost classification based on monophyletic groups. pp. 123-182 in Nelson, J.S., Schultze, H.-P. & Wilson, M.V.H. Origin and Phylogenetic Interrelationships of Teleosts. München, Germany : Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil 480 pp.

Common Name References

Nakamura, I. & Parin, N.V. 2001. Scombrolabracidae. p. 3684 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 6 pp. 3381-4218. [3684] (Longfin Escolar)

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