Chub mackerel

Chub mackerel
Temporal range: Pliocene - Recent
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Scombridae
Genus: Scomber
Species:
S. japonicus
Binomial name
Scomber japonicus
Houttuyn, 1782

The chub mackerel, Pacific mackerel, or Pacific chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus) is a species of fish in the tuna and mackerel family, Scombridae. This species of mackerel closely resembles the Atlantic chub mackerel.

  1. ^ Collette, B.; Acero, A.; Canales Ramirez, C.; et al. (2011). "Scomber japonicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T170306A6737373. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T170306A6737373.en. Retrieved 1 December 2022.