Shark mackerel
Species of fish
Shark mackerel | |
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Conservation status | |
![]() Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scombriformes |
Family: | Scombridae |
Tribe: | Scomberomorini |
Genus: | Grammatorcynus |
Species: | G. bicarinatus |
Binomial name | |
Grammatorcynus bicarinatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) | |
Synonyms | |
Thynnus bicarinatus Quoy and Gaimard, 1825 |
The shark mackerel (Grammatorcynus bicarinatus) is a species of Spanish mackerel (tribe Scomberomorini) in the scombrid family (Scombridae).[2] Their maximum reported length is 112 cm (44 in), and the maximum reported weight is 13.5 kg (30 lb).[3]
This species is sometimes also called the largescaled tunny, large-scaled tunny or salmon mackerel.[2] Before 1983, this species was sometimes confused with Grammatorcynus bilineatus, the double-lined mackerel.[1]
See also
- Mackerel as food
References
- ^ a b Collette, B.; Fox, W.; Nelson, R. (2011). "Grammatorcynus bicarinatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T170308A6738658. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T170308A6738658.en. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Grammatorcynus bicarinatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Grammatorcynus bicarinatus" in FishBase. March 2012 version.
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(tribe Scombrini)
Scomber (4 species) | |
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Rastrelliger (3 species) |
![Atlantic mackerel](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Scomber_scombrus_illustration.png/140px-Scomber_scombrus_illustration.png)
![Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Scomberomorus_commerson.png/140px-Scomberomorus_commerson.png)
![Greenback horse mackerel](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Trachurus_declivis_drawing.jpg/140px-Trachurus_declivis_drawing.jpg)
(tribe Scomberomorini)
mackerels
Jack mackerels (15 species) | |
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Snake mackerels (5 species) | |
Hexagrammidae (2 species) |
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