West African Spanish mackerel

Scomberomorus tritor

One Hundred Centimeters Scombrid Fish from the Mediterranean Sea

West African Spanish mackerel is a marine fish from Eastern Atlantic. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 100 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Mackerels, Tunas, and Allies
Family: Scombridae
Genus: Scomberomorus
Maximum length: 100 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Canary Islands and Senegal to the Gulf of Guinea and Baía dos Tigres, Angola. Rarely found in the northern Mediterranean Sea, along the coasts of France and Italy. This species has been erroneously been considered as a synonym of Scomberomorus maculatus by many authors.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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