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Mackerel is a common name applied to a number of different species of pelagic fish, mostly from the family Scombridae. They are found in both temperate and tropical seas, mostly living along the coast or offshore in the oceanic environment.
Mackerel species typically have deeply forked tails and vertical "tiger-like" stripes on their backs with an iridescent green-blue quality. [2] [3] Many are restricted in their distribution ranges and live in separate populations or fish stocks based on geography. Some stocks migrate in large schools along the coast to suitable spawning grounds, where they spawn in fairly shallow waters. After spawning they return the way they came in smaller schools to suitable feeding grounds, often near an area of upwelling. From there they may move offshore into deeper waters and spend the winter in relative inactivity. Other stocks migrate across oceans.
Smaller mackerel are forage fish for larger predators, including larger mackerel and Atlantic cod. [4] Flocks of seabirds, whales, dolphins, sharks, and schools of larger fish such as tuna and marlin follow mackerel schools and attack them in sophisticated and cooperative ways. Mackerel flesh is high in omega-3 oils and is intensively harvested by humans. In 2009, over 5 million tons were landed by commercial fishermen. [1] Sport fishermen value the fighting abilities of the king mackerel. [5]
Over 30 different species, principally belonging to the family Scombridae, are commonly referred to as mackerel. The term "mackerel" is derived from Old French and may have originally meant either "marked, spotted" or "pimp, procurer". The latter connection is not altogether clear, but mackerel spawn enthusiastically in shoals near the coast, and medieval ideas on animal procreation were creative. [6]
About 21 species in the family Scombridae are commonly called mackerel. The type species for the scombroid mackerel is the Atlantic mackerel, Scomber scombrus. Until recently, Atlantic chub mackerel and Indo-Pacific chub mackerel were thought to be subspecies of the same species. In 1999, Collette established, on molecular and morphological considerations, that these are separate species. [7] Mackerel are smaller with shorter lifecycles than their close relatives, the tuna, which are also members of the same family. [8] [9]
The true mackerels belong to the tribe Scombrini. [10] The tribe consists of seven species, each belonging to one of two genera: Scomber or Rastrelliger . [11] [12]
True Mackerels (tribe Scombrini) | |||||||||
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Common name | Scientific name | Maximum length | Common length | Maximum weight | Maximum age | Trophic level | FishBase | FAO | IUCN status |
Short mackerel | Rastrelliger brachysoma (Bleeker, 1851) | 34.5 cm (13.6 in) | 20 cm (7.9 in) | 2.72 | [13] | [14] | Data deficient [15] | ||
Island mackerel | R. faughni (Matsui, 1967) | 20 cm (7.9 in) | 0.75 kg (1.7 lb) | 3.4 | [16] | Data deficient [17] | |||
Indian mackerel | R. kanagurta (Cuvier, 1816) | 35 cm (14 in) | 25 cm (9.8 in) | 4 years | 3.19 | [18] | [19] | Data deficient [20] | |
Blue mackerel | Scomber australasicus (Cuvier, 1832) | 44 cm (17 in) | 30 cm (12 in) | 1.36 kg (3.0 lb) | 4.2 | [21] | Least concern [22] | ||
Atlantic chub mackerel | S. colias (Gmelin, 1789) | 3.91 | [23] | Least concern [24] | |||||
Chub mackerel | S. japonicus (Houttuyn, 1782) | 64 cm (25 in) | 30 cm (12 in) | 2.9 kg (6.4 lb) | 18 years | 3.09 | [25] | [26] | Least concern [27] |
Atlantic mackerel | S. scombrus (Linnaeus, 1758) | 66 cm (26 in) | 30 cm (12 in) | 3.4 kg (7.5 lb) | 12 years west 18 years east | 3.65 | [28] | [29] | Least concern [7] |
The Spanish mackerels belong to the tribe Scomberomorini, which is the "cousin tribe" of the true mackerels. [30] This tribe consists of 21 species in all—18 of those are classified into the genus Scomberomorus , [31] two into Grammatorcynus , [32] and a single species into the monotypic genus Acanthocybium . [33]
Spanish Mackerels (tribe Scomberomorini) | |||||||||
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Common name | Scientific name | Maximum length | Common length | Maximum weight | Maximum age | Trophic level | FishBase | FAO | IUCN status |
Wahoo | Acanthocybium solandri (Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1832) | 250 cm | 170 cm | 83 kg | years | 4.4 | [34] | Least concern [35] | |
Shark mackerel | Grammatorcynus bicarinatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) | 112 cm | cm | 13.5 kg | years | 4.5 | [36] | Least concern [37] | |
Double-lined mackerel | G. bilineatus (Rüppell, 1836) | 100 cm | 50 cm | 3.5 kg | years | 4.18 | [38] | Least concern [39] | |
Serra Spanish mackerel | Scomberomorus brasiliensis (Collette, Russo & Zavala-Camin, 1978) | cm | cm | kg | years | 3.31 | [40] | Least concern [41] | |
King mackerel | S. cavalla (Cuvier, 1829) | 184 cm | 70 cm | 45 kg | 14 years | 4.5 | [42] | [43] | Least concern [44] |
Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel | S. commerson (Lacepède, 1800) | 240 cm | 120 cm | 70 kg | years | 4.5 | [45] | [46] | Near threatened [47] |
Monterey Spanish mackerel | S. concolor (Lockington, 1879) | cm | cm | kg | years | 4.24 | [48] | Vulnerable [49] | |
Indo-Pacific king mackerel | S. guttatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | 76 cm | 55 cm | kg | years | 4.28 | [50] | [51] | Data deficient [52] |
Korean mackerel | S. koreanus (Kishinouye, 1915) | 150 cm | 60 cm | 15 kg | years | 4.2 | [53] | Least concern [54] | |
Streaked Spanish mackerel | S. lineolatus (Cuvier, 1829) | 80 cm | 70 cm | kg | years | 4.5 | [55] | Least concern [56] | |
Atlantic Spanish mackerel | S. maculatus (Mitchill, 1815) | 91 cm | cm | 5.89 kg | 5 years | 4.5 | [57] | [58] | Least concern [59] |
Papuan Spanish mackerel | S. multiradiatus Munro, 1964 | 35 cm | cm | 0.5 kg | years | 4.0 | [60] | Least concern [61] | |
Australian spotted mackerel | S. munroi (Collette & Russo, 1980) | 104 cm | cm | 10.2 kg | years | 4.3 | [62] | Near threatened [63] | |
Japanese Spanish mackerel | S. niphonius (Cuvier, 1832) | 100 cm | cm | 7.1 kg | years | 4.5 | [64] | [65] | Data deficient [66] |
Queen mackerel | S. plurilineatus Fourmanoir, 1966 | 120 cm | cm | 12.5 kg | years | 4.2 | [67] | Data deficient [68] | |
Queensland school mackerel | S. queenslandicus (Munro, 1943) | 100 cm | 80 cm | 12.2 kg | years | 4.5 | [69] | Least concern [70] | |
Cero mackerel | S. regalis (Bloch, 1793) | 183 cm | cm | 7.8 kg | years | 4.5 | [71] | Least concern [72] | |
Broadbarred king mackerel | S. semifasciatus (Macleay, 1883) | 120 cm | cm | kg | 10 years | 4.5 | [73] | Least concern [74] | |
Pacific sierra | S. sierra (Cuvier, 1832) | 99 cm | 60 cm | 8.2 kg | years | 4.5 | [75] | Least concern [76] | |
Chinese mackerel | S. sinensis (Cuvier, 1832) | 247 cm | 100 cm | kg | years | 4.5 | [77] | Data deficient [76] | |
West African Spanish mackerel | S. tritor (Cuvier, 1832) | cm | cm | kg | years | 4.26 | [78] | Least concern [76] |
In addition, a number of species with mackerel-like characteristics in the families Carangidae, Hexagrammidae and Gempylidae are commonly referred to as mackerel. Some confusion had occurred between the Pacific jack mackerel (Trachurus symmetricus) and the heavily harvested Chilean jack mackerel (T. murphyi). These have been thought at times to be the same species, but are now recognised as separate species. [79]
Other mackerel species | ||||||||||
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Family | Common name | Scientific name | Maximum length | Common length | Maximum weight | Maximum age | Trophic level | FishBase | FAO | IUCN status |
Scombridae Gasterochisma | Butterfly mackerel | Gasterochisma melampus Richardson, 1845 | 175 cm | 153 cm | kg | years | 4.4 | [80] | Least concern [81] | |
Carangidae Jack mackerel | Atlantic horse mackerel | Trachurus trachurus(Linnaeus, 1758) | 70 cm | 22 cm | 2.0 kg | years | 3.64 | [82] | [83] | Not assessed |
Blue jack mackerel | T. picturatus(Bowdich, 1825) | 60 cm | 25 cm | kg | years | 3.32 | [84] | Data deficient [85] | ||
Cape horse mackerel | T. capensis(Castelnau, 1861) | 60 cm | 30 cm | kg | years | 3.47 | [86] | [87] | Not assessed [88] | |
Chilean jack mackerel | T. murphyi(Nichols, 1920) | 70 cm | 45 cm | kg | 16 years | 3.49 | [89] | [90] | Data deficient [85] | |
Cunene horse mackerel | T. trecae(Cadenat, 1950) | 35 cm | cm | 2.0 kg | years | 3.49 | [91] | [92] | Not assessed | |
Greenback horse mackerel | T. declivis(Jenyns, 1841) | 64 cm | 42 cm | kg | 25 years | 3.93 | [93] | [94] | Not assessed [95] | |
Japanese horse mackerel | T. japonicus(Temminck & Schlegel, 1844) | 50 cm | 35 cm | 0.66 kg | 12 years | 3.4 | [96] | [97] | Not assessed | |
Mediterranean horse mackerel | T. mediterraneus(Steindachner, 1868) | 60 cm | 30 cm | kg | years | 3.59 | [98] | [99] | Not assessed | |
Pacific jack mackerel | T. symmetricus(Ayres, 1855) | 81 cm | 55 cm | kg | 30 years | 3.56 | [100] | Least concern [101] | ||
Yellowtail horse mackerel | T. novaezelandiae(Richardson, 1843) | 50 cm | 35 cm | kg | 25 years | 4.5 | [102] | Not assessed | ||
Gempylidae Snake mackerel | Black snake mackerel | Nealotus tripes(Johnson, 1865) | 25 cm | 15 cm | kg | years | 4.2 | [103] | Not assessed | |
Blacksail snake mackerel | Thyrsitoides marleyi(Fowler, 1929) | 200 cm | 100 cm | kg | years | 4.19 | [104] | Not assessed | ||
Snake mackerel | Gempylus serpens(Cuvier, 1829) | 100 cm | 60 cm | kg | years | 4.35 | [105] | Not assessed | ||
Violet snake mackerel | Nesiarchus nasutus(Johnson, 1862) | 130 cm | 80 cm | kg | years | 4.33 | [106] | Not assessed | ||
* White snake mackerel | Thyrsitops lepidopoides(Cuvier, 1832) | 40 cm | 25 cm | kg | years | 3.86 | [107] | Not assessed | ||
Hexagrammidae | Okhotsk atka mackerel | Pleurogrammus azonus(Jordan & Metz, 1913) | 62 cm | cm | 1.6 kg | 12 years | 3.58 | [108] | [109] | Not assessed |
Atka mackerel | P. monopterygius(Pallas, 1810) | 56.5 cm | cm | 2.0 kg | 14 years | 3.33 | [110] | Not assessed |
The term "mackerel" is also used as a modifier in the common names of other fish, sometimes indicating the fish has vertical stripes similar to a scombroid mackerel:
By extension, the term is applied also to other species such as the mackerel tabby cat, [111] and to inanimate objects such as the altocumulus mackerel sky cloud formation. [112] [113]
Most mackerel belong to the family Scombridae, which also includes tuna and bonito. Generally, mackerel are much smaller and slimmer than tuna, though in other respects, they share many common characteristics. Their scales, if present at all, are extremely small. Like tuna and bonito, mackerel are voracious feeders, and are swift and manoeuvrable swimmers, able to streamline themselves by retracting their fins into grooves on their bodies. Like other scombroids, their bodies are cylindrical with numerous finlets on the dorsal and ventral sides behind the dorsal and anal fins, but unlike the deep-bodied tuna, they are slim. [114]
The type species for scombroid mackerels is the Atlantic mackerel, Scomber scombrus. These fish are iridescent blue-green above with a silvery underbelly and near-vertical wavy black stripes running along their upper bodies. [28] [116] [ failed verification ]
The prominent stripes on the back of mackerels seemingly are there to provide camouflage against broken backgrounds. That is not the case, though, because mackerel live in midwater pelagic environments which have no background. [117] However, fish have an optokinetic reflex in their visual systems that can be sensitive to moving stripes. [118] For fish to school efficiently, they need feedback mechanisms that help them align themselves with adjacent fish, and match their speed. The stripes on neighbouring fish provide "schooling marks", which signal changes in relative position. [117] [119]
A layer of thin, reflecting platelets is seen on some of the mackerel stripes. In 1998, E J Denton and D M Rowe argued that these platelets transmit additional information to other fish about how a given fish moves. As the orientation of the fish changes relative to another fish, the amount of light reflected to the second fish by this layer also changes. This sensitivity to orientation gives the mackerel "considerable advantages in being able to react quickly while schooling and feeding." [120]
Mackerel range in size from small forage fish to larger game fish. Coastal mackerel tend to be small. [121] The king mackerel is an example of a larger mackerel. Most fish are cold-blooded, but exceptions exist. Certain species of fish maintain elevated body temperatures. Endothermic bony fishes are all in the suborder Scombroidei and include the butterfly mackerel, a species of primitive mackerel. [122]
Mackerel are strong swimmers. Known in the latin family as "punctualis piscis" which translates to "punctual fish." This is due to its punctuality of migration during mating season as it moves from warm to cold waters. Atlantic mackerel can swim at a sustained speed of 0.98 m/sec with a burst speed of 5.5 m/sec, [123] [124] while chub mackerel can swim at a sustained speed of 0.92 m/sec with a burst speed of 2.25 m/sec. [114]
Most mackerel species have restricted distribution ranges. [114]
Some mackerel species migrate vertically. Adult snake mackerel conduct a diel vertical migration, staying in deeper water during the day and rising to the surface at night to feed. The young and juveniles also migrate vertically, but in the opposite direction, staying near the surface during the day and moving deeper at night. [127]
Mackerel are prolific broadcast spawners, and must breed near the surface of the water because the eggs of the females float. Individual females lay between 300,000 and 1,500,000 eggs. [114] Their eggs and larvae are pelagic, that is, they float free in the open sea. The larvae and juvenile mackerel feed on zooplankton. As adults, they have sharp teeth, and hunt small crustaceans such as copepods, forage fish, shrimp, and squid. In turn, they are hunted by larger pelagic animals such as tuna, billfish, sea lions, sharks, and pelicans. [26] [43] [128]
Off Madagascar, spinner sharks follow migrating schools of mackerel. [129] Bryde's whales feed on mackerel when they can find them. They use several feeding methods, including skimming the surface, lunging, and bubble nets. [130]
Chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus, are the most intensively fished scombroid mackerel. They account for about half the total capture production of scombroid mackerels. [1] As a species, they are easily confused with Atlantic mackerel. Chub mackerel migrate long distances in oceans and across the Mediterranean. They can be caught with drift nets and suitable trawls, but are most usually caught with surround nets at night by attracting them with lampara lamps. [131]
The remaining catch of scombroid mackerels is divided equally between the Atlantic mackerel and all other scombroid mackerels. Just these two species (Chub mackerel and Atlantic mackerel) account for about 75% of the total catch of scombroid mackerels. [1]
Chilean jack mackerel are the most commonly fished nonscombroid mackerel, fished as heavily as chub mackerel. [1] [90] The species has been overfished, and its fishery may now be in danger of collapsing. [132] [133]
Smaller mackerel behave like herrings, and are captured in similar ways. [134] Fish species like these, which school near the surface, can be caught efficiently by purse seining. Huge purse-seine vessels use spotter planes to locate the schooling fish. Then they close in using sophisticated sonar to track the shape of the school, which is then encircled with fast auxiliary boats that deploy purse seines as they speed around the school. [135] [136]
Suitably designed trollers can also catch mackerels effectively when they swim near the surface. Trollers typically have several long booms which they lift and drop with "topping lifts". They haul their lines with electric or hydraulic reels. [137] Fish aggregating devices are also used to target mackerel. [138]
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The North Sea has been overfished to the point where the ecological balance has become disrupted and many jobs in the fishing industry have been lost. [139]
The Southeast US region spans the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, and the US Southeast Atlantic. Overfishing of king and Spanish mackerel occurred in the 1980s. Regulations were introduced to restrict the size, fishing locations, and bag limits for recreational fishers and commercial fishers. Gillnets were banned in waters off Florida. By 2001, the mackerel stocks had bounced back. [140]
Mackerel is an important food fish that is consumed worldwide. [141] As an oily fish, it is a rich source of omega-3 fatty acids. [142] The flesh of mackerel spoils quickly, especially in the tropics, and can cause scombroid food poisoning. Accordingly, it should be eaten on the day of capture, unless properly refrigerated or cured. [143]
Mackerel preservation is not simple. Before the 19th-century development of canning and the widespread availability of refrigeration, salting and smoking were the principal preservation methods available. [144] Historically in England, this fish was not preserved, but was consumed only in its fresh form. However, spoilage was common, leading the authors of The Cambridge Economic History of Europe to remark: "There are more references to stinking mackerel in English literature than to any other fish!" [134] In France, mackerel was traditionally pickled with large amounts of salt, which allowed it to be sold widely across the country. [134]
For many years mackerel was regarded as 'unclean' in the UK and other places due to folklore which suggested that the fish fed on the corpses of dead sailors. [145] A 1976 survey of housewives in Britain undertaken by the White Fish Authority indicated a reluctance to departing from buying the traditional staples of cod, haddock or salmon. Less than 10% of the survey's 1,931 respondents had ever bought mackerel and only 3% did so regularly. As a result of this trend many UK fishmongers during the 1970s did not display or even stock mackerel. [145]
A tuna is a saltwater fish that belongs to the tribe Thunnini, a subgrouping of the Scombridae (mackerel) family. The Thunnini comprise 15 species across five genera, the sizes of which vary greatly, ranging from the bullet tuna up to the Atlantic bluefin tuna, which averages 2 m (6.6 ft) and is believed to live up to 50 years.
Indo-Pacific king mackerel, also known as the spotted seer fish or spotted Spanish mackerel, is a sea fish among the mackerel variety of fishes. It is found in around the Indian Ocean and adjoining seas. It is a popular game fish, growing up to 45 kg (99 lb), and is a strong fighter that has on occasion been seen to leap out of the water when hooked.
The streaked Spanish mackerel is found mainly in and around India, especially along the Maharashtra and Gujarat coasts. The peak season for fishing this fish is from October to December. It is also known by other names, such as streaked seer, hazard (French), sawara, and carite (Spanish). It is found off Asian coasts from the west coast of India and Sri Lanka east to Java and does not extend east of Wallace's Line. It is an important quarry species for fisheries where it occurs.
The double-lined mackerel, is a species of Spanish mackerel in the family Scombridae. This species is sometimes also called the scad mackerel.
The billfish are a group of saltwater predatory fish characterised by prominent pointed bills (rostra), and by their large size; some are longer than 4 m (13 ft). Extant billfish include sailfish and marlin, which make up the family Istiophoridae; and swordfish, sole member of the family Xiphiidae. They are often apex predators which feed on a wide variety of smaller fish, crustaceans and cephalopods. These two families are sometimes classified as belonging to the order Istiophoriformes, a group which originated around 71 million years ago in the Late Cretaceous, with the two families diverging around 15 million years ago in the Late Miocene. However, they are also classified as being closely related to the mackerels and tuna within the suborder Scombroidei of the order Perciformes. However, the 5th edition of the Fishes of the World does recognise the Istiophoriformes as a valid order, albeit including the Sphyraenidae, the barracudas.
The Australian bonito, horse mackerel or little bonito, Sarda australis is a fish of the family Scombridae and is found in eastern Australia and New Zealand. They swim at depths reaching depths of approximately 30 m (98 ft), in open water. Its length is commonly at around 40–45 centimetres (16–18 in) fork length and 1.8–2.3 kilograms (4.0–5.1 lb) weight. Its maximum length and weight are about 100 centimetres (39 in) and 9.4 kilograms (21 lb), respectively.
The blue mackerel, also called Japanese mackerel, Pacific mackerel, slimy mackerel or spotted chub mackerel, is a fish of the family Scombridae. It typically reaches 30 cm (12 in) in length and 1.4 kg (3.1 lb) in weight.
The Papuan seerfish also called the Papuan Spanish mackerel, is a species of fish in the family Scombridae. It is endemic to the Gulf of Papua off the mouth of the Fly River. It is the smallest species in the genus Scomberomorus. Sexual maturity is attained at much less than 30 cm fork length.
The Australian spotted mackerel is a species of fish in the family Scombridae. Common fork length ranges between 50 and 80 cm. Specimens have been recorded at up to 104 cm in length, and weighing up to 10.2 kg. It is found in the western Pacific, along the northern coast of Australia, from the Abrolhos Islands region of Western Australia to Coffs Harbour and Kempsey in central New South Wales. It is also found in southern Papua New Guinea from Kerema to Port Moresby. It feeds largely on fishes, particularly anchovies and sardines, with smaller quantities of shrimps and squids. It is sometimes confused with Japanese Spanish mackerel, S. niphonius. Conservation status of the species has been evaluated as Near Threatened by the IUCN. This species was described in 1980 and was previously confused with the Japanese Spanish mackerel of the north western Pacific but S. munroi has a different visceral structure, more vertebrae and fewer gill rakers.
The broadbarred king mackerel or grey mackerel is a species of fish in the family Scombridae found in tropical waters of the western Pacific, along the northern coast of Australia and the southern coast of Papua New Guinea, from Shark Bay, Western Australia to northern New South Wales, in waters from the surface down to 100 m (330 ft). Specimens have been recorded at up to 120 cm in length, and weighing up to 10 kg. They are pelagic predators, feeding on small fishes such as sardines and herring.
The Kanadi kingfish is a species of ray-finned bony fish in the family Scombridae, the mackerel family. Also known as the Kanadi seerfish, queen mackerel, or spotted mackerel, it is found in subtropical waters of the western Indian Ocean, Seychelles, Kenya and Zanzibar to South Africa and along the west coast of Madagascar. Kanadi kingfish commonly occur in depths of 50 to 200 m. Specimens have been recorded at up to 120 cm (47 in) in length, and weighing up to 12.5 kg (28 lb). They feed mainly on small fishes such as anchovies and clupeids, squids, and mantis shrimps.
The Queensland school mackerel is a species of fish in the family Scombridae. It is found in tropical waters of the western Pacific, largely confined to inshore coastal waters of southern Papua New Guinea and northern and eastern Australia, from Shark Bay and Onslow, Western Australia to Sydney, New South Wales. Queensland school mackerel commonly occur in waters down to 100 m, usually to 30 m, in depth. Specimens have been recorded at up to 100 cm in length, and weighing up to 12.2 kg.
Euthynnus is a genus of ray-finned bony fish in the family Scombridae, or mackerel family, and in the tribe Thunnini, more commonly known as the tunas.
The Japanese Spanish mackerel, also known as the Japanese seer fish, is a species of true mackerel in the scombrid family (Scombridae). Their maximum reported length is 100 cm, and the maximum reported weight is 10.57 kg.
The island mackerel is a species of true mackerel in the scombrid family (Scombridae) from the Indo-Pacific. Their maximum reported length is 20 cm, and the maximum reported weight is 0.75 kg.
Thunnus (Neothunnus) is a subgenus of ray-finned bony fishes in the Thunnini, or tuna, tribe. More specifically, Neothunnus is a subgenus of the genus Thunnus, also known as the "true tunas". Neothunnus is sometimes referred to as the yellowfin group, and comprises three species:
Thunnus (Thunnus) is a paraphyletic subgenus of ray-finned bony fishes in the Thunnini, or tuna, tribe. More specifically, Thunnus (Thunnus) is a subgenus of the genus Thunnus, also known as the "true tunas". Thunnus (Thunnus) is sometimes referred to as the bluefin group and comprises five species:
The Korean mackerel also known as the Korean seerfish, is a ray-finned bony fish in the family Scombridae, better known as the mackerel family. Within that family, this fish is a member of the tribe Scomberomorini, the Spanish mackerels. It has an Indo-Pacific distribution which extends from the east coast of India and Sri Lanka along the Asian continental shelf to Sumatra, then north to Korea and Wakasa Bay in the Sea of Japan. This species is of minor commercial importance in some parts of its range, where it is caught using gill nets and is marketed either fresh or dried-salted. The Korean mackerel is an important quarry species for the drift net fishery in Palk Bay and the Gulf of Mannar in India.
The Chinese mackerel, also known as the Chinese seerfish, is a ray-finned bony fish in the family Scombridae, better known as the mackerel family. More specifically, this fish is a member of the tribe Scomberomorini, the Spanish mackerels. It is a marine species occurring in the Western Pacific Ocean, but it also enters the Mekong River.
The Pacific sierra also known as the Mexican sierra, is a ray-finned bony fish in the family Scombridae, better known as the mackerel family. More specifically, this fish is a member of the tribe Scomberomorini, the Spanish mackerels. It occurs in the eastern Pacific Ocean from southern California to Antofagasta in Chile.
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