African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS) - Scomberesox Lacepède, 1803

AfReMaS taxon details

Scomberesox Lacepède, 1803

AphiaID

125698 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125698)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Scomberesocidae Bleeker, 1858

Synonymised names

Nanichthys Hubbs & Wisner, 1980 · unaccepted (synonym)

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Species Scomberesox saurus (Walbaum, 1792)
Species Scomberesox scombroides (Richardson, 1843)
Species Scomberesox simulans (Hubbs & Wisner, 1980)

Environment

marine, brackish, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Lacepède, B.G.E. (1803). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome Cinquieme. 5(1-21): i-lxviii + 1-803 + index., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6335629, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=4930 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Scomberesox Lacepède, 1803. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025) African Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125698 on 2026-10-08

Regional species database citation

Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026). African Register of Marine Species. Scomberesox Lacepède, 1803. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125698 on 2026-10-08

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

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original description Lacepède, B.G.E. (1803). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome Cinquieme. 5(1-21): i-lxviii + 1-803 + index., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6335629, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=4930 [details]

original description (of Nanichthys Hubbs & Wisner, 1980) Hubbs, C. L.; Wisner, R. L. (1980). Revision of the sauries (Pisces, Scomberesocidae) with descriptions of two new genera and one new species. United States National Marine Fisheries Service Fishery Bulletin. 77 (3) (for 1979): 521-566. [details]

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. 2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao. 314 p. [details]

basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Lacepède, B.G.E. (1803). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome Cinquieme. 5(1-21): i-lxviii + 1-803 + index., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6335629, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=4930
page(s): 344 [details]