''Stromateus'' is a genus of

bony fish Osteichthyes (), popularly referred to as the bony fish, is a diverse superclass of fish that have skeletons primarily composed of bone tissue. They can be contrasted with the Chondrichthyes, which have skeletons primarily composed of cartilag ...

from the butterfish family

Stromateidae The family Stromateidae or butterfish contains 15 species of fish in three genera. Butterfishes live in coastal waters off the Americas, western Africa and in the Indo-Pacific. The endemic New Zealand species '' Odax pullus'' is commonly called b ...

, of which it is the type genus.

Species

There are three species within the genus ''Stromateus'': *''

Stromateus brasiliensis ''Stromateus'' is a genus of bony fish from the butterfish family Stromateidae, of which it is the type genus. Species There are three species within the genus ''Stromateus'': *'' Stromateus brasiliensis'' Fowler, 1906 (Southwest Atlantic butte ...

'' Fowler, 1906 (Southwest Atlantic butterfish) *''

Stromateus fiatola ''Stromateus'' is a genus of bony fish from the butterfish family Stromateidae, of which it is the type genus. Species There are three species within the genus ''Stromateus'': *'' Stromateus brasiliensis'' Fowler, 1906 (Southwest Atlantic but ...

'' Linnaeus, 1758 (blue butterfish) *''

Stromateus stellatus ''Stromateus'' is a genus of bony fish from the butterfish family Stromateidae, of which it is the type genus. Species There are three species within the genus ''Stromateus'': *''Stromateus brasiliensis'' Fowler, 1906 (Southwest Atlantic butt ...

Cuvier Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric, Baron Cuvier (; 23 August 1769 – 13 May 1832), known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist, sometimes referred to as the "founding father of paleontology". Cuvier was a major figure in nat ...

, 1829 (starry butterfish)

References

Stromateidae Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Taxobar, from=Q3976102