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Class: Teleostei
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Stromateidae Butterfishes

Genus: Stromateus

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3 species (see list below)
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Photo by Vaske Jr., T.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 38 cm NG
Stromateus brasiliensis Fowler, 1906

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Stromateus brasiliensis
[Southwest Atlantic butterfish]

Photo by Crocetta, F.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 50 cm SL
Stromateus fiatola Linnaeus, 1758

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Stromateus fiatola
[Blue butterfish]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 25.1 cm SL
Stromateus stellatus Cuvier, 1829

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Stromateus stellatus
[Starry butterfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Stromateus brasiliensis Southwest Atlantic butterfish Southwest Atlantic 38 NG 1906
Stromateus fiatola Blue butterfish Eastern Atlantic 50 SL 1758
Stromateus stellatus Starry butterfish Southeast Pacific 25.1 SL 1829



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