| Reference no. | Baker, E. and B.B. Collette, 1998 |
| Ecosystem | Red Sea |
| Status | misidentification |
| Abundance | |
| Lifestage | adults |
| Regional database | |
| Remarks | All Red Sea reports of Scomber japonicus are misidentification of S. australasicus Cuvier, 1831 (Ref. 27328). Misidentification in Ref. 168, 84159. |