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Scyris

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Scyris
Scyris alexandrina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Carangiformes
Suborder: Carangoidei
Family: Carangidae
Subfamily: Caranginae
Genus: Scyris
Cuvier, 1829[1]
Species

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Scyris is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Carangidae. Its members were previously included in the genus Alectis.[2]

Species

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The currently recognized species in this genus are:[2]

ImageScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Scyris alexandrina (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817)African threadfishtropical eastern Atlantic Ocean, inhabiting the waters of West Africa from Morocco around to Angola
Scyris indica (Rüppell, 1830)Indian threadfishthe tropical regions of the Indian and Western Pacific Oceans, ranging from Madagascar, east Africa and the Red Sea to India, China, South East Asia, north to Japan and south to Indonesia and northern Australia

References

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  1. ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard, eds. (12 February 2026). "Genera in the family Carangidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences.
  2. 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard, eds. (12 February 2026). "Species in the family Carangidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences.