Blue mackerel

Blue mackerel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Scombridae
Genus: Scomber
Species:
S. australasicus
Binomial name
Scomber australasicus
Cuvier, 1832
Synonyms
  • Scomber tapeinocephalus Bleeker, 1854
  • Scomber antarcticus Castelnau, 1872
  • Scomber indicus Abdussamand, Sukumaran, and Ratheesh, 2016

The blue mackerel (Scomber australasicus), also called Japanese mackerel, Pacific mackerel, slimy mackerel, or spotted chub mackerel, is a fish of the family Scombridae.

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