Pacific sierra | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scombriformes |
Family: | Scombridae |
Tribe: | Scomberomorini |
Genus: | Scomberomorus |
Species: | S. sierra
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Binomial name | |
Scomberomorus sierra |
The Pacific sierra (Scomberomorus sierra) also known as the Mexican sierra, is a ray-finned bony fish in the family Scombridae, better known as the mackerel family.[2] More specifically, this fish is a member of the tribe Scomberomorini, the Spanish mackerels.[3] It occurs in the eastern Pacific Ocean from southern California to Antofagasta in Chile.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Collette, B.; Acero, A.; Canales Ramirez, C.; et al. (2011). "Scomberomorus sierra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T170325A6748921. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T170325A6748921.en. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Scomberomorus sierra" in FishBase. December 2012 version.
- ^ "Scomberomorus sierra". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
![three large sierra fish hanging from hooks with a beach and ocean in the background.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Thazard_Sierra.jpg/180px-Thazard_Sierra.jpg)
External links
[edit]- Photos of Pacific sierra on Sealife Collection