chub mackerel

Scomber colias

Scombrid Fish from the Atlantic Ocean

Temperate
Transcontinental
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Large
Temperate fish

Atlantic chub mackerel (Scomber colias), also known as tinker mackerel, is a pelagic schooling species of mackerel found in the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Black Sea. It was originally thought to be a subspecies of the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Mackerels, Tunas, and Allies
Family: Scombridae
Genus: Scomber
Maximum length: 55 cm
Distribution: Atlantic Ocean. Warm water; eastern and western coasts, including the Mediterranean and southern Black Sea. Replaced by Scomber japonicus in the Indo-Pacific.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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