Indo-Pacific king mackerel

Indo-Pacific king mackerel
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Scombridae
Genus:	Scomberomorus
Species:	S. guttatus
Binomial name
Scomberomorus guttatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

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.

It is a popular game fish and grows up to 45 kg (100 lbs) 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 of the Indian subcontinent including India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. It's a fairly expensive fish that's considered a delicacy in most places. In addition to being cooked and eaten when fresh, it is also used to make fish pickle, usually eaten as a condiment with rice.

It is known by various names, such as Surmai (सुरमई) in Marathi, Vanjaram(వంజరం) in Telugu,Vanjaram NeiMeen (நெய்மீன்) in Tamil, NeiMeen (നെയ്മീന്‍) in Malayalam, Anjal (ಅಂಜಲ್) in Tulu, Arkoli (ಅರ್ಕೊಲಿ) in Kannada, Iswaan or "viswan (िवस्वण)" in Konkani and Thora in Sinhala.

Fisheries

Commercial capture of Indo-Pacific king mackerel in tonnes from 1950 to 2009

References

• "Scomberomorus guttatus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 30 January 2006. 
• Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2005). "Scomberomorus guttatus" in FishBase. 10 2005 version.

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