Indo-Pacific king mackerel
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Indo-Pacific king mackerel or popularly (spotted) seer fish (Scomberomorus guttatus) is a sea fish among the mackerel variety of fishes. It is found in around the Indian ocean and adjoining seas.
In the Indian sub-continent it is called surmai. It is a popular game fish and grows up to 45 kg and is a strong fighter, that has on occasion been seen to leap out of the water when hooked. It is excellent tablefare and is primarily caught by sportfishermen trolling with plugs (Rapala or Stretch 25+, 30+) or feathers/jigs, and on 30 lbf (130 N) tackle it is extremely sporting. At times it is possible to catch more than one by casting silver spoons or pirks when one is hooked while trolling.
It is very popular among the countries surrounding these waters including India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
Popular in coastal India, it's a fairly expensive fish, called Vanjaram in Tamil Nadu and Nei Meen (oily fish) in Kerala. It is also used to make fish pickle, usually eaten as a condiment with rice.
Its also called 'Aykkoora' in north Kerala
[edit] References
- Scomberomorus guttatus (TSN 172442). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 30 January 2006.
- "Scomberomorus guttatus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. 10 2005 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2005.
