Peprilus
| Peprilus | |
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| Peprilus paru | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scombriformes |
| Family: | Stromateidae |
| Genus: | Peprilus G. Cuvier, 1829 |
| Type species | |
| Stromateus longipinnis Mitchill, 1815
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| Synonyms | |
Peprilus is a genus of fish in the family Stromateidae found in Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.
Species[]
There are currently 9 recognized species in this genus:
- Peprilus burti Fowler, 1944 (Gulf butterfish)
- G. Cuvier, 1829 [1]
- (W. K. H. Peters, 1869) (Pacific harvestfish)
- , 1970 (Shining butterfish)
- Peprilus paru (Linnaeus, 1758) (American harvestfish)
- (Ayres, 1860) (Pacific pompano)
- C. H. Gilbert & Starks, 1904 (Salema butterfish)
- Peprilus triacanthus (W. Peck, 1804) (Atlantic butterfish)
- (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) [1]
References[]
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- Stromateidae
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