Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Scombridae Mackerels, tunas, bonitos
Subfamily: Scombrinae
Genus: Scomber

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4 species (see list below)
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Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 44 cm FL
Scomber australasicus Cuvier, 1832

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Scomber australasicus
[Blue mackerel]

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

Atlantic Ocean. Warm wat
Max. Length 55 cm TL
Scomber colias Gmelin, 1789

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Scomber colias
[Atlantic chub mackerel]

Photo by Howe, C.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 64 cm TL
Scomber japonicus Houttuyn, 1782

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Scomber japonicus
[Chub mackerel]

Photo by Svensen, E.

North Atlantic
Max. Length 60 cm FL
Scomber scombrus Linnaeus, 1758

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Scomber scombrus
[Atlantic mackerel]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Scomber australasicus Blue mackerel Indo-West Pacific 44 FL 1832
Scomber colias Atlantic chub mackerel Atlantic Ocean. Warm wat 55 TL 1789
Scomber japonicus Chub mackerel Indo-Pacific 64 TL 1782
Scomber scombrus Atlantic mackerel North Atlantic 60 FL 1758



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