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Scomber
Sign in to saveScomber is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Scombridae living in the open ocean found in Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. The genus Scomber and the genus Rastrelliger comprise the tribe Scombrini, known as the "true mackerels". These fishes have an elongated body, highly streamlined, muscular and agile. The eyes are large, the head is elongated, with a big mouth provided with teeth. They have two triangular dorsal fins, with some stabilizing fins along the caudal peduncle. The basic color is blue-green with a silvery white belly and a darker back, usually black mottled.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilyScombridae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 266
- With media
- 21
- Family
- Scombridae
- Collections
- CAS, SDNHM, NCSM, CUMV, UCMP, YPM
- Recorded in
- American Samoa, United States, Mexico, Indonesia, Iran, Angola, Italie
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Scomber is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Scombridae living in the open ocean found in Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. The genus Scomber and the genus Rastrelliger comprise the tribe Scombrini, known as the "true mackerels". These fishes have an elongated body, highly streamlined, muscular and agile. The eyes are large, the head is elongated, with a big mouth provided with teeth. They have two triangular dorsal fins, with some stabilizing fins along the caudal peduncle. The basic color is blue-green with a silvery white belly and a darker back, usually black mottled.
==Species== There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus: Scomber australasicus G. Cuvier, 1832 (Blue mackerel) Scomber colias J. F. Gmelin, 1789 (Atlantic chub mackerel) Scomber indicus E. M. Abdussamad, Sukumaran & Ratheesh, 2016 (Indian chub mackerel) Scomber japonicus Houttuyn, 1782 (Chub mackerel) Scomber scombrus Linnaeus, 1758 (Atlantic mackerel)
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