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Order Teleostei 🍽️ 33 Edible 🎣 24 Game Fish ⚠️ 3 Venomous

Scombriformes

Families

15

Species

223

Max Length

300 cm

Max Weight

63.5 kg

Avg Trophic

3.87

Threatened

-

🔬 Taxonomic Classification

Order

Scombriformes

Chiasmodontidae

+11 more

Families

⭐ Notable Species in Order Scombriformes

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Largehead hairtail

Trichiurus lepturus

Pomatomus saltatrix

Ruvettus pretiosus

Silver-rag driftfish

Slender frostfish

Benthodesmus tenuis

Blue butterfish

Stromateus fiatola

Gempylus serpens

Black snake mackerel

Nealotus tripes

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Mexico

55 spp.

Brazil

35 spp.

New Zealand

35 spp.

Chile

34 spp.

Portugal

28 spp.

United States

26 spp.

Australia

22 spp.

Canada

20 spp.

Mozambique

18 spp.

Japan

17 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

Shallowest

0 m

Deepest

5,691 m

🌿 Families in Order Scombriformes

15 families

Chiasmodontidae

32 species within order Scombriformes.

32 sp. View family

17 species within order Scombriformes.

17 sp. View family

31 species within order Scombriformes.

31 sp. View family

4 species within order Scombriformes.

4 sp. View family

46 species within order Scombriformes.

46 sp. View family

7 species within order Scombriformes.

7 sp. View family

18 species within order Scombriformes.

18 sp. View family

20 species within order Scombriformes.

20 sp. View family

25 species within order Scombriformes.

25 sp. View family

Scombrolabracidae

1 species within order Scombriformes.

1 sp. View family

16 species within order Scombriformes.

16 sp. View family

1 species within order Scombriformes.

1 sp. View family

3 species within order Scombriformes.

3 sp. View family

1 species within order Scombriformes.

1 sp. View family

1 species within order Scombriformes.

1 sp. View family

🌍 Habitat Distribution

🌊 Marine

223

🛡️ Conservation Status Distribution

LC

DD

Least Concern 95

Vulnerable 1

Data Deficient 9

Classification

Class Teleostei

Order Scombriformes

Families 15

Species 223

Biology

Max length 300 cm

Max weight 63.5 kg

Max lifespan 26 yrs

Avg trophic 3.87

Depth range 0–5,691 m

Conservation

VU 1

LC 95

DD 9

Characteristics

🍽️ 33 edible 🎣 24 game fish ⚠️ 3 venomous

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