Scomberomorus

Scomberomorus Temporal range: Earliest Eocene to present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N [1]
Scomberomorus cavalla
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Scombriformes
Family:	Scombridae
Subfamily:	Scombrinae
Tribe:	Scomberomorini
Genus:	Scomberomorus Lacepède, 1801
Type species
S. plumierii Lacepède, 1801
Species
See text.
Synonyms
Apodontis Bennett, 1832 ApolectusBennett, 1831 Chriomitra Lockington, 1879 Cybium Cuvier, 1829 Indocybium Munro, 1943 Polipturus Rafinesque, 1815 PseudosawaraMunro, 1943 Sawara Jordan & Hubbs, 1925 Sierra Fowler, 1905

Scomberomorus is a genus of ray-finned bony fish in the mackerel family, Scombridae. More specifically, it is a member of the tribe Scomberomorini, commonly known as the Spanish mackerels.

Species

Scomberomorus includes 19 species: ^{[2] [3]}

• Arabian sparrow seer, S. avirostrusAbdussamad, Toji, Margaret, Mini, Rajesh, Azeez, Vinothkumar, Retheesh, Abbas, Shihab, Sneha, Prathibha & Gopalakrishnan, 2023 ^[4]
• Serra Spanish mackerel, S. brasiliensisCollette, Russo & Zavala-Camin, 1978
• King mackerel, S. cavalla(Cuvier, 1829)
• Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel, S. commerson(Lacépède, 1800)
• Monterrey Spanish mackerel, S. concolor(Lockington, 1879)
• Indo-Pacific king mackerel, S. guttatus(Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
• Korean seerfish, S. koreanus(Kishinouye, 1915)
• S. leopardus (Shaw, 1803) ^[4]
• Streaked seerfish, S. lineolatus(Cuvier, 1829)
• Atlantic Spanish mackerel, S. maculatus(Couch, 1832)
• Papuan seerfish, S. multiradiatusMunro, 1964
• Australian spotted mackerel, S. munroiCollette & Russo, 1980
• Japanese Spanish mackerel, S. niphonius(Cuvier, 1832)
• Kanadi kingfish, S. plurilineatusFourmanoir, 1966
• Queensland school mackerel, S. queenslandicusMunro, 1943
• Cero mackerel, S. regalis(Bloch, 1793)
• Broadbarred king mackerel, S. semifasciatus(Macleay, 1883)
• Pacific sierra, S. sierraJordan & Starks, 1895
• Chinese seerfish, S. sinensis(Lacépède, 1800)
• West African Spanish mackerel, S. tritor(Cuvier, 1832)

The following fossil species are also known: ^[5]

• † Scomberomorus avitus Bannikov, 1985 - earliest Eocene (Ypresian) of Turkmenistan
• † Scomberomorus saevus Bannikov, 1982 - late Eocene (Priabonian) of Kazakhstan

The fossil species S. bartonensis(Woodward, 1901) and S. excelsus(Woodward, 1901) from the early Eocene-aged London Clay are known from non-diagnostic material and thus their status as distinct species is uncertain, although they are at least considered a representative of the genus as Scomberomorus "sp. 1". ^{[5] [6]} Another undescribed fossil Scomberomorus known from indeterminate remains is S. "sp. 2" from the Early Miocene of Malta. ^[5]

As food

See also: Mackerel as food

Scomberomorus are consumed in Taiwan and Chaoshan as Majiao Yu (simplified Chinese :马鲛鱼; traditional Chinese :馬鮫魚) or Tutuo Yu (Chinese :土魠魚), often prepared pan-fried or deep-fried and then served with soup. ^{[7] [8]} In Jiaodong Peninsula, they are known as Ba Yu (Chinese :鲅鱼) and used as fillings in dumplings. ^{[9] [ better source needed ]} In Japan, they are known as Sawara (サワラ) and often prepared grilled or as Sashimi. ^[10]

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  Scomberomorus soup in Tainan
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  Ba Yu dumplings
• 
  Sawara Saikyoyaki

References

1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2007-12-25.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Scomberomorus". FishBase . June 2014 version.
3. "Scomberomorus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 31 October 2012.
4. Pskhun (2023-11-21). "Species New to Science: [Ichthyology • 2023]Scomberomorus avirostrus • Untangling the Taxonomic Ambiguities of the Spotted Seerfish, Scomberomorus guttatus (Actinopterygii: Scombriformes) with Description of A New Species from India". Species New to Science. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
5. Moncsh, Kenneth Anthony (2000). The phylogeny of the Scombroid fishes (PhD thesis). University of Bristol. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
6. Monsch, Kenneth A. (2004). "Revision of the scombroid fishes from the Cenozoic of England" . Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. 95 (3–4): 445–489. Bibcode:2004EESTR..95..445M. doi:10.1017/S0263593300001164. ISSN   1755-6929.
7. 土魠魚羹. Liberty Times. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
8. 极品海产？潮汕渔谚“好鱼马鲛鲳”，马鲛鱼究竟好吃在哪里？. 海鲜指南. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
9. 传承“中国味道”，鲅鱼水饺登上“世界餐桌”. Xinhua News. 21 November 2019. Archived from the original on March 27, 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
10. 鰆（サゴシ）コツ出汁入り濃厚カニ味噌汁の開発／鳥取県産業技術センター『日刊工業新聞』2017年8月30日（素材・ヘルスケア・環境）

External links

• Media related to Scomberomorus at Wikimedia Commons