Definition of Family Scombridae

1. Noun. Marine food fishes: mackerels; chub mackerels; tuna.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Scombridae

family Schistosomatidae
family Schizaeaceae
family Schizophyceae
family Schizosaccharomycetaceae
family Sciadopityaceae
family Sciaenidae
family Sciaridae
family Scincidae
family Sciuridae
family Sclerodermataceae
family Sclerotiniaceae
family Scolopacidae
family Scolytidae
family Scomberesocidae
family Scombresocidae
family Scombridae (current term)
family Scorpaenidae
family Scrophulariaceae
family Scutigeridae
family Scyliorhinidae
family Secotiaceae
family Selaginellaceae
family Sepiidae
family Septobasidiaceae
family Serranidae
family Sialidae
family Sillaginidae
family Siluridae
family Simaroubaceae
family Simuliidae

Literary usage of Family Scombridae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1909)
"The following are examples that are readily at hand; many more and perhaps better ones might be found. Of the family Scombridae Auxis, ..."

2. The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain), George Long (1836)
"Acanthopterygii, and family Scombridae. Technical .•: s- racters:—body elongate, covered with minute scales : t.-c::i small and numerous ; palatine without ..."

3. Summarized Proceedings ... and a Directory of Members by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1881)
"THE fish to be noticed in this paper is a member of the family Scombridae, described by Mitchill as the Cybium maculatum. Its general appearance is much ..."

4. Code of Federal Regulations: Title 21: Food and Drugs by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"(m) Scombroid toxin-forming species means tuna, bluefish, mahi mahi, and other species, whether on not in the family Scombridae, in which significant bevels ..."

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