Spanish mackerel
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Cero mackerel , Scomberomorus regalis
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scombriformes |
Family: | Scombridae |
Subfamily: | Scombrinae |
Tribe: | Scomberomorini Starks, 1910 |
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Scomberomorini is a
Taxonomy
The following cladogram shows the most likely evolutionary relationships between the Spanish mackerels and the tunas, mackerels, bonitos, and the butterfly kingfish.
The Spanish mackerels, in the family Scombridae | ||||||||||||||||||
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Cladogram showing the relationship of the tribe Scomberomorini with the rest of the family Scombridae.[2][3] |
This tribe comprises 21 species in three genera:
- Acanthocybium(Gill, 1862)
- Grammatorcynus (Gill, 1862)
- G. bilineatus (Rüppell, 1836), double-lined mackerel
- Scomberomorus (Lacepède, 1801)
- S. brasiliensis Collette, Russo & Zavala-Camin, 1978, Serra Spanish mackerel
- S. cavalla (Cuvier, 1829), king mackerel
- Lacépède, 1800), narrow-barred Spanish mackerel
- S. concolor (Lockington, 1879), Monterrey Spanish mackerel
- Schneider, 1801), Indo-Pacific king mackerel
- Korean seerfish
- streaked seerfish
- S. maculatus (Mitchill, 1815), Atlantic Spanish mackerel
- S. multiradiatus Munro, 1964, Papuan seerfish
- S. munroi Collette & Russo, 1980, Australian spotted mackerel
- S. niphonius (Cuvier, 1832), Japanese Spanish mackerel
- S. plurilineatus Fourmanoir, 1966, Kanadi kingfish
- S. queenslandicus Munro, 1943, Queensland school mackerel
- Cero mackerel
- S. semifasciatus (Macleay, 1883), broadbarred king mackerel
- S. sierra Jordan & Starks, 1895, Pacific sierra
- Chinese seerfish
- S. tritor (Cuvier, 1832), West African Spanish mackerel
In India
Spanish mackerel is very much liked for its delicacy in various regions of South India and Sri Lanka. In Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, this fish is called Vanjaram and is usually the most expensive fish available. In Kerala, it is called Neymeen. It is called Aiykoora in northern Kerala and south coastal Karnataka. In Sri Lanka, Spanish mackerel is known as thora. Seerfishes are also referred to as king mackerels in some areas. They have very sharp teeth and are handled with care by fishers familiar with them. Seerfish is one of the more popular in this group for eating. Seerfishes are notorious for their histamine poisoning. It can be fried, grilled, and steamed. It is gaining popularity in the South Pacific and United States as a canned product.
Throughout India, Spanish mackerel may be known as the following:
- Telugu - Vanjaram Chepa
- Tamil - Vanjaram, Seela
- Kannada - Konema, Kalagnani, Surmai
- Tulu - Anjal
- Malayalam - Neymeen, Aiykoora
- Sinhala - Thora
- Marathi - Surmai
- Konkani - Iswon
See also
References
- ^ "Scomberomorini". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- PMID 15498947.
- ^ Orrell, T.M.; Collette, B.B; Johnson, G.D. (2006). "Molecular data support separate Scombroid and Xiphioid Clades" (PDF). Bulletin of Marine Science. 79 (3): 505–519. Retrieved 28 October 2012.[permanent dead link]