Scombroidei

Scombroidei; Temporal range:
	A school of sawtooth barracuda; Sphyraena putnamae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Scombriformes
Suborder:	Scombroidei
Families
	Sphyraenidae (barracudas); Gempylidae (snake mackerels); Trichiuridae (cutlassfishes); Scombridae (mackerels and tunas); Xiphiidae (swordfish); Istiophoridae (billfish);

Scombroidei is a suborder of the Perciformes, the largest order of fish. The suborder includes the barracuda, tuna, and mackerel, as well as the billfish.

Timeline of genera

Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Retrieved 2011-05-19.

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