Family Scombridae Cuvier (ray-finned fish)
Alternative spelling: Scomberoidei
Parent taxon: Scombriformes according to R. Betancur-R et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Ariommatidae, Bramidae, Caristiidae, Centrolophidae, Chiasmodontidae, Gempylidae, Icosteidae, Nomeidae, Pomatomidae, Scombrolabracidae, Stromateidae, Trichiuridae
Subtaxa: Acanthocybium, Acanthonemus, Amphistium, Auxis, Carangopsis, Coelogaster, Cybium, Ductor, Gasteronemus, Mesogaster, Rhamphognathus, Sarda, Scomberomorus, Scombrinus, Thunnus, Wetherellus, Woodwardella, Xiphiinae, Xiphopterus
Ecology: nektonic omnivore