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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Scombridae Mackerels, tunas, bonitos
Subfamily: Scombrinae
Genus: Scomber

(See list of species below)


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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

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.
 
Scomber australasicus
[Blue mackerel]

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

Atlantic Ocean. Warm wat

Scomber colias Gmelin, 1789

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP
 
Scomber colias
[Atlantic chub mackerel]

Photo by Busse, K.

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

Photo by Busse, K.
 
Scomber japonicus
[Chub mackerel]

Photo by Svensen, E.

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

Photo by Svensen, E.
 
Scomber scombrus
[Atlantic mackerel]
4 Species of Family Scombridae with Genus Scomber
(Mackerels, tunas, bonitos)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1832 Scomber australasicus Blue mackerel Indo-West Pacific 44 FL
1789 Scomber colias Atlantic chub mackerel Atlantic Ocean. Warm wat
1782 Scomber japonicus Chub mackerel Indo-Pacific 64 TL
1758 Scomber scombrus Atlantic mackerel North Atlantic 60 FL



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