Spanish mackerel

Scientific Name: – Scomberomorus maculatus

Scomberomorini, commonly called the Spanish mackerels or Seerfishes, is a tribe of ray-finned bony fishes in the mackerel family, Scombridae äóń a family it shares with the mackerel, tuna and bonito tribes, plus the butterfly kingfish. This tribe comprises 21 species in 3 genera: Acanthocybium A. solandri, Wahoo Grammatorcynus G. bicarinatus, Shark mackerel G. bilineatus, Double-lined mackerel Scomberomorus S. brasiliensis, Serra Spanish mackerel S. cavalla, King mackerel S. commerson, Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel S. concolor, Monterrey Spanish mackerel S. guttatus, Indo-Pacific king mackerel S. koreanus, Korean seerfish S. lineolatus, Streaked seerfish S. maculatus, Atlantic Spanish mackerel S. multiradiatus, Papuan seerfish S. munroi, Australian spotted mackerel S. niphonius, Japanese Spanish mackerel S. plurilineatus, Kanadi kingfish S. queenslandicus, Queensland school mackerel S. regalis, Cero mackerel S. semifasciatus, Broadbarred king mackerel S. sierra, Pacific sierra S. sinensis, Chinese seerfish S. tritor, West African Spanish mackerel

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