Atlantic chub mackerel

Atlantic chub mackerel
Atlantic chub mackerel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scombriformes
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.

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