words chloros; meaning green and skombros; meaning fish, particularly mackerel.

No species pertaining to Chloroscombrus are known from the fossil record.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus though they may be conspecific, although no detailed study has been undertaken to prove such a relationship.:

Description

Both species of Chloroscombrus are small- to medium-sized fishes, growing to maximum known lengths of around 30 cm (C. orqueta)

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