Scomber
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Blue mackerel, Scomber australasicus | |
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Tribe: | Scombrini
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Genus: | Scomber Linnaeus, 1758
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Scomber is a genus of ocean-dwelling mackerels in the family Scombridae.[1]
Species
FishBase lists four species:
- Blue mackerel, Scomber australasicus Cuvier, 1832.
- Atlantic Chub Mackerel, Scomber colias Gmelin, 1789.
- Chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus, Houttuyn, 1782.
- Atlantic mackerel, Scomber scombrus Linnaeus, 1758.
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Scomber". FishBase. January 2006 version.