Scomber
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 Blue mackerel, Scomber australasicus
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Scomber is a genus of ocean-dwelling mackerels in the family Scombridae.[1]
[edit] 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.
