Atlantic chub mackerel

Atlantic chub mackerel
Atlantic chub mackerel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Istiophoriformes
Family: Scombridae
Genus: Scomber
Species:
S. colias
Binomial name
Scomber colias
Gmelin, 1789
Synonyms
  • Pneumatophorus colias (Gmelin, 1789)
  • Pneumatophorus japonicus marplatensis López, 1955
  • Scomber capensis Cuvier, 1832
  • Scomber dekayi Storer, 1855
  • Scomber gigas Fowler, 1935
  • Scomber gracilis Swainson, 1839
  • Scomber grex Mitchill, 1814
  • Scomber japonicus (non Houttuyn, 1782)
  • Scomber macrophthalmus Rafinesque, 1810
  • Scomber maculatus Couch, 1832
  • Scomber pneumatophorus Delaroche, 1809
  • Scomber scomber lacertus Walbaum, 1792
  • Scomber japonicus colias (Gmelin, 1789)
  • Scomber undulatus Swainson, 1839

Atlantic chub mackerel (Scomber colias), also known as Tinker mackerel,[2] 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 colias.

  1. ^ Collette, B.; Amorim, A.F.; Boustany, A.; Carpenter, K.E.; de Oliveira Leite Jr.; N.; Di Natale, A.; Fox, W.; Fredou, F.L.; Graves, J.; Viera Hazin, F.H.; Juan Jorda, M.; Kada, O.; Minte Vera, C.; Miyabe, N.; Nelson, R.; Oxenford, H.; Teixeira Lessa, R.P.; Pires Ferreira Travassos, P.E. (2011). "Scomber colias". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T170357A6767497. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T170357A6767497.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Sport Fishing 2019 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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