Atlantic chub mackerel
| Atlantic chub mackerel | |
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| Atlantic chub mackerel | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scombriformes |
| Family: | Scombridae |
| Genus: | Scomber |
| Species: | S. colias
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| Binomial name | |
| Scomber colias Gmelin, 1789
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Atlantic chub mackerel (Scomber colias), also known as Tinker mackerel,
Description
The Atlantic chub mackerel is a long, streamlined fish with a deeply forked tail, is all covered with very small fish scale. The first dorsal fin has 9 or 10 spines and is separated from the second dorsal fin by a space at least as long as its base. The origin of the anal fin is directly below or just behind the origin of the second dorsal fin. This fish is silvery in colour, the upper surface has oblique zigzagging lines while the belly is paler and spotted or marked with wavy lines.[3]
Ecology
Atlantic chub mackerel is an important
Fisheries
This fish is particularly abundant in the eastern Mediterranean. Two variants are distinguished: in the late summer and autumn, the fish is fat and
Along the eastern seaboard of North America Atlantic chub mackerel were not the target of directed commercial fisheries until 2013 when commercial trawlers began targeting them because of a lack of squid. Landings went from almost zero to 5m pounds within the year.[2]
Status
This fish has a wide range and is abundant over parts of that range. Although it is heavily fished in places, the population seems relatively stable and the
References
- ^ . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Robins, Rick (29 April 2019). "Time to Protect Our Bullet Tunas". sportfishingmag.com. Sport Fishing Mag. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ "Species fact sheets: Scomber japonicus (Houttuyn, 1782)". FAO. Retrieved 2013-12-27.