Stromateus
Genus of ray-finned fishes
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Stromateus is a genus of ray-finned fish from the butterfish family Stromateidae, of which it is the type genus.
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| Stromateus Temporal range: | |
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| Stromateus fiatola | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scombriformes |
| Family: | Stromateidae |
| Genus: | Stromateus Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Type species | |
| Stromateus fiatola Linnaeus, 1758 | |
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Species
There are three species within the genus Stromateus:[1]
- Stromateus brasiliensis Fowler, 1906 (Southwest Atlantic butterfish)
- Stromateus fiatola Linnaeus, 1758 (blue butterfish)
- Stromateus stellatus Cuvier, 1829 (starry butterfish)
