Short mackerel

Short mackerel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scombriformes
Suborder: Scombroidei
Family: Scombridae
Subfamily: Scombrinae
Tribe: Scombrini
Genus: Rastrelliger
Species:
R. brachysoma
Binomial name
Rastrelliger brachysoma
(Bleeker, 1851)
Synonyms
  • Rastrelliger neglectus van Kampen, 1907
  • Scomber brachysoma Bleeker, 1851
  • Scomber neglectus van Kampen, 1907

The short mackerel or shortbodied mackerel (Rastrelliger brachysoma) is a species of mackerel in the family Scombridae.[2] Its habitat is the shallow waters of Southeast Asia and Melanesia, feeding mainly on small zooplankton. It is of major importance to the fisheries industry.[3]

  1. ^ Collette, B.; Di Natale, A.; Fox, W.; Juan Jorda, M.; Nelson, R. (2011). "Rastrelliger brachysoma". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T170318A6745895. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T170318A6745895.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Rastrelliger brachysoma (Bleeker, 1851)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
  3. ^ Kongseng, Sirithorn; et al. (January 2020). "Individual assignment and mixed-stock analysis of short mackerel (Rastrelliger brachysoma) in the Inner and Eastern Gulf of Thailand: Contrast migratory behavior among the fishery stocks". Fisheries Research. 221: 105372. doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2019.105372.